The Southern Song (Chinese: 南宋; 1127–1279) refers to the period after the Song lost control of its northern half to the Jurchen Jin dynasty in the Jin–Song Wars. ... In 1234, the Jin dynasty was conquered by the Mongols, who took control of northern China, maintaining uneasy relations with the Southern Song.
To correctly understand the phenomenom of the Enlightenment we must resort to its fundamentals sources of inspiration.
- The philosophy of Descartes - " Based on methodical doubt to admit only clear and obvious trhuts".
- And the scientific revolution. Supported by simple general laws of a physical nature.
The enlightened thought that these laws could be discovered by the Cartesian method and applied universally to the government and human societies.
That is why the elite of this era felt a great desire to learn and to teach what they had learned.
<span>According to Howard Zinn, one method used by abolitionists to achieve their goals was civil disobedience and an adherence to moral principles that gained them sympathy. </span>
