Question

How did the age of the enlightenment affect the French Revolution

Answer 1

The correct answer is B) Philosophers brought to light inequalities and the need for reform.

The other options of the question were A) Voltaire called for revolution. C) The aristocracy just got too corrupt. D) The commoners couldn't get out from under the heavy tax burden

The Age of the Enlightenment affected the French Revolution in that philosophers brought to light inequalities and the need for reform.

This was so true. The Age of the Enlightenment was a period in which brilliant thinkers and philosophers proposed new ideas of politics, liberty, and humanism. We are talking about the ideas of thinkers such as Thomas Hobbes, Jhon Locke, Jean-Jaques Rosseau, and Baron of Montesquiou. Their ideas influenced future revolutionary movements such as the Revolutionary War of Independence and the French Revolution.

Answer 2

People wanted the their lives to be the same way as the English so they started a revolution