How might the power of absolute monarchs have contributed to the start of the Enlightenment?
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The Catholic Church wanted to keep the Bible in the Latin language, which almost nobody knew. Why do you think the Catholic Church was opposed to translating the Bible into languages normal people actually spoke?
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How might the ideas of Isaac Newton and other scientists contribute to the start of the Enlightenment?
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Spread of Enlightenment Ideas
Why would an increase in book production lead to the start and spread of the Enlightenment?
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Why do you think the Enlightenment started in cities instead of the countryside?
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The Enlightenment largely started among those of the upper class. How might their privileged backgrounds lead to bias and influence the ideas that the philosophers held?