The Enlightenment was primarily inspired by b) the Scientific Revolution. This earlier movement emphasized reason, empirical observation, and the scientific method, laying the groundwork for Enlightenment thinkers to apply reason to human affairs, ethics, politics, and society. While the Enlightenment also influenced and was influenced by the American and French Revolutions, it was the Scientific Revolution that significantly shaped its intellectual foundations.
what previous movement inspired the enlightenment
a the american independence movement
b the scientific revoloution
c the french revoloution
d the age of reason
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