The Enlightenment or Age of Reason was the predominant philosophical movement in the 18th century. Enlightenment philosophers based their ideas in reason as the main source of power. They were very skeptical of the power of the Catholic Church and monarchies as they believed that science and reason were essential to empower people. The most famous Enlightenment philosophers were Kant, Adam Smith, and Voltaire. The main ideas spread during this period were freedom, tolerance and learning.
The Enlightenment Era started after the Dark Middle Ages and preceded the Romantic Period.
Answer: bringing actions against Afghanistan.
President Jimmy Carter served as the 39th President of the United States of America from 1977 to 1981.
President Jimmy Carter was responsible for the Panama Canal Treaties, which returned control of the Panama Canal to Panama. He was also instrumental in the resolution of the 1979 Iran hostage crisis. Finally, President Jimmy Carter witnessed the signing of the Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty on March 26, 1979, following the Camp David Accords.
Hindus recognize three principle gods
-Brahma, who creates the universe.
-Vishnu, who preserves the universe.
-Shiva, who destroys the universe.
It all depends on which god the Hindu community worships.
Religion can impact voting as if your beliefs do not go with a candidate your more likely to go for the other side. Religious beliefs can also push you to one side.
Assuming that you are referring to the territories of today's Mexico, formerly know as <em>New Spain</em>, here is the paragraph:
As Hernan Cortes campaigned throughout the first continental lands of America, the idea that many Spaniards, probably even himself, harbored was that of founding Spain all over again in the newly found and conquered lands. A mix of nostalgia and pride for the Motherland, Spain, must have prompted the <em>Conquistadors</em> to name the cities and provinces they founded after cities and provinces already existing in Spain. One reason for using already familiar names had to do with the difficulty of pronouncing the original names of the places given by the native people, the other one had to do with a sense of control, since most people hold the belief that naming things bestows them with a degree of control over them. And yet another reason may have been the comfort of living in places named after their old home towns and provinces the Spaniards had come from.
