Question

Which of the following statements best describes the similarities between the Enlightenment and the earlier Renaissance?

a. Both focused on a philosophy of human behavior
b. Both adopted a return to a better, more classical period
c. Both allowed women some role in the intellectual world
d. Both were a product of recent scientific discoveries

Answer 1

The statement that best describes the similarities between the Enlightenment and the earlier Renaissance would be that "a. Both focused on a philosophy of human behavior," since the goal of the Enlightenment was to create better societies, and the goal of the Renaissance was to put the emphasis on the individual instead of the state.