In historical perspective, the Enlightenment
A)culminated the evolution away from the medieval worldview begun by the Renaissance.
B)strongly contributed to the democratic revolutions that followed.
C)developed Western ideals of human rights, religious tolerance, and progress.
D)was a direct outgrowth of the Scientific Revolution.
E)All of these

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The Enlightenment culminated the evolution away from the medieval worldview begun by the Renaissance, strongly contributed to the democratic revolutions that followed, developed Western ideals of human rights, religious tolerance, and progress, and was a direct outgrowth of the Scientific Revolution. Therefore, all of the given choices are correct.

In Historical Perspective, the Enlightenment