... lons-sur-Marne, which was a predominantly Catholic town with a Protestant minority, the councillors would "have been willing to work out a policy of peaceful coexistence between the two religious communities" (39 Friedrichs). Cities also changed in size and structure, the reason for this was due to an improvement in trade, the economy, technology, whilst religion helped shaped and developed science and ... prosperous growth even in the face of civil conflict. For example Paris reached 250,000 people by 1550. Conflict across Europe led to urban stagnation, especially during the period 165...

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The Classical Period began in 1750, the year of J.S. Bach's death and carried through to the 1820's. During this period people started undermining the social and religious traditions by putting more of their faith in the ... of the time believed in ongoing progress, not tradition and that progress could be achieved through the power of reason. This led them to call this period The Age of Enlightenment'. These radical new ways of looking at the world ended up paving the way for the American and French revolutions towards the end of the eighteenth century. The architecture and ... bars 32-55 ...

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