The enlightenment of the 18th century brought about new ways of thinking regarding religion and politics enlightenment ideas about religion and society shaped the policies of the french revolution
The Age of Enlightenment, was a philosophical movement in the 17th and 18th century.
They highly valued intelligence and culture, over the "darkness" of the Middle Ages. It was a period of advancement in all areas, of curiosity and development through new discoveries, including technological, cultural and ideological.
This new line of thinking influenced French people who changed their view of society and of themselves, as it definitely influenced them into the events of the French Revolution.
The Sparta, Athens, and other Greek communities collected natural resources to build walls to protect them from external attacks. However, they eventually succumbed to attacks via the ocean route.
