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John Locke and Thomas Hobbes had different political views. Hobbes thought people were cruel and greedy. He thought they needed an absolute monarchy. However John Locke thought that people were reasonable and had morals.

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When the Enlightenment was happening, society was moving away from monarchy. With that the economic system was moving towards capitalism.

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After the Enlightenment people were able to practice whatever religion they chose. Before  people were forced to practiced what ever religion the monarchs believed in. The Enlightenment showed that their were more religions to practice than before.

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The Impact of Enlightenment in Europe. The Age of Reason was spreading rapidly across Europe. In the late 17th century, scientists like Isaac Newton and writers like John Locke were challenging the old order.

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Many of the ideas developed during the Enlightenment resemble elements of our society. Government is a social contract between the state and the people.

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John Locke was a philosopher who thought people could govern themselves. He wrote many things, spreading the philosophers ideas