What is Enlightenment? Is what I like to call the age of self-actualization is how I would like to define it, which is the period trailing the Renaissance into the Middle Ages. Having viewed and studied history throughout the time periods, this was time for a revolution. Revolution of the mind, asking ourselves the bigger questions, and trying to combine what was civilizations have learned so far and mapping out our next steps. Where does it fit in the broader picture of European and/or World history? Understanding that many of the ideals we claim to hold dear and true are not from the Western world. In fact, it is more Asiatic (EuroAsia), the between of outer Europe and the beginnings of Asia. This is what many historians called the old world (East meets West). The old world it was, the beginning of written history, scholars, libraries, monuments to human achievements, and the quest of immortality in seeking god-like status. Understan...
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