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What was the main difference between the Age of Reason and the Age of Enlightenment?

The Age of Reason was based on the hatred of the Christian Church while the Age of Enlightenment was based on the teachings of universities.

The Age of Reason had its beginnings in Europe while the Age of Enlightenment had its beginnings in the British colonies of America.

The Age of Enlightenment and the Age of Reason occurred in different centuries and on different continents.

The Age of Reason was more about the expression of ideas while the Enlightenment focused on putting those ideas into action.

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The best choice is the fourth: "The Age of Reason was more about the expression of ideas while the Enlightenment focused on putting those ideas into action."

Explanation: the terms are often used interchangeably, but historians usually distinguish an earlier phase (17th‑century "Age of Reason" or the rise of scientific rationalism — Descartes, Bacon, Newton) from the 18th‑century Enlightenment, when those ideas were broadened and applied to politics, law, society and reform (Voltaire, Montesquieu, Rousseau, and the intellectual currents behind the American and French revolutions). The other options are inaccurate: the movements were centered in Europe (not the Americas), neither was simply hatred of the Church (many proponents critiqued institutions but were engaged in reasoned critique), and they did not occur on wholly different continents or centuries in the way options 2–3 imply.