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Directions: Read each question carefully. Answer all parts of every question. Use complete sentences; an outline or bulleted list alone is not acceptable. Sources have been edited for the
purposes of this exercise.
Historians have sometimes referred to the period from the mid-seventeenth century to the late eighteenth century as the Age of Reason.
a. Provide TWO specific pieces of evidence that support this characterization of the period and explain how they support it.
b. Provide ONE specific piece of evidence that undermines this characterization of the period and explain how it undermines it.