Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
8.5
Points
1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
6089
Points per Word
0.000164
Page Count
48
Points per Page
0.020833
Series
People at the Center Of
Description
The Enlightenment was a period of intense intellectual fervor that lasted from approximately 1650 to 1789. More a spirit than an organized movement, it sought to cast the light of understanding on the darkness of humanity's ignorance and selfishness.