Use the following statement attributed to the Renaissance humanist Desiderius Erasmus to answer the following question: "Give light, and the darkness will disappear itself."-Public Domain Which of the following did Erasmus' remark foreshadow? a. the Enlightenment b. the Glorious Revolution c. the American Revolution d. the Baroque Movement



Answer :

The movement that Erasmus' remark foreshadowed was the A. Enlightenment. 

The first alternative is correct (A).

The Enlightenment was an intellectual movement that emerged during the eighteenth century in Europe, which advocated the use of reason (light) against the old regime (darkness) and preached greater economic and political freedom. This movement promoted political, economic and social changes, based on the ideals of freedom, equality and fraternity.