Question

What best describes the Enlightenment period? A. The overthrow of absolute monarchy in England and the establishment of a Constitutional Monarchy. B. A dramatic change in the teaching of the church with a focus on redemption and salvation. C. A movement which promoted the responsibility of the government to protect people natural right. D. A time when the power of absolute monarchy dramatically increased & the right of individuals decline d.

Answer 1

C. A movement which promoted the responsibility of the government to protect people's natural rights best describes the Enlightenment period. The Enlightenment was an intellectual and philosophical movement that emerged in Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries. It emphasized reason, science, and individualism over tradition and authority. One of its central ideas was that governments should be based on the consent of the governed and should exist to protect the natural rights of individuals, such as life, liberty, and property.