The Enlightenment was an era where people started realizing that they had (human) rights, realized that the monarchy + aristrocrats/ rich ppl in general shouldn't do whatever they wanted to do (like kill a bunch of ppl for saying smth against the Crown's beliefs), realized that they are capable of believing and doing something more than just living as a peasant.
The French had really sucky monarchs (like King Louis the Thirteenth), and frankly, they were sick of living in famine and poverty, so it was kinda like being in the right place and at the right time-- they overthrew their monarchy, now aware that they had these rights (inspired by the Enlightenment). "Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité" was the slogan. Liberty, Equality, Brotherhood = everything the monarchy wasn't.
The Age of Enlightenment occurred between the 17th and 18th centuries. It was a philosophical movement, the valued culture, and intelligence throughout the terror that was known to us now as the middle ages. The Age of Enlightenment is a period of history where human technological advancements were fueled by curiosity, which led to more development. They were all placed under these general advancements, Cultural, Ideological, and Technological influenced France to change the way they viewed of personality and society. This in turn, influenced the events leading up to and throughout the French Revolution.
(P.S) Please do not plagiarism this, I worked very hard, and wouldn't mind Brainliest, If you can't I understand.
