Each statement is true of the Enlightenment EXCEPT: A. It sought to justify the divine right of kings. B. It influenced the Amer
ican Founding Fathers. C. It began in Western Europe in the 18th century. D. It was heavily influenced by the histories of ancient civilizations. Please select the best answer from the choices provided A B C D
A. It sought to justify the divine right of kings.
Explanation:
The Enlightenment was a mainly European cultural and intellectual movement born in the middle of the 18th century and lasted until the first years of the 19th century. It was especially active in France, England, and Germany, inspired profound cultural, political, and social changes, and one of the most dramatic of these changes was the French Revolution. It was named in this way for its declared purpose of dissipating the darkness of the ignorance of humanity through the lights of knowledge and reason. The eighteenth-century is known, for this reason, as the Age of Enlightenment and the settlement of faith in progress. The Enlightenment <u>did not seek to justify the divine right of kings</u>, instead, it questioned the absolute power of monarchs and supported liberal ideas associated with modern democracy and republicanism.
