What did the philosophers of the enlightenment seek to understand? the natural rights behind religion’s continued power the natural rights governing human behavior and society the natural rights that gave leaders absolute power the natural rights that governed the physical universe

The correct answer is B) the natural rights governing human behavior and society.

Philosophers of the Enlightenment sought to understand the natural rights governing human behavior and society.

The Enlightenment represented a period in time when new ideas in philosophy and science flourished to influence revolutionary movements in America and Europe. Enlightenment thinkers believed in human natural rights and the ability of humans to focus their thoughts on ideas that supported liberty.

Among the most important thinkers and philosophers of the Enlightenment were Jean-Jaques Rosseau, Voltaire, Immanuel Kant, Montesquieu, John Locke, and Francis Bacon.

the soviet union wanted to impose communist governments in eastern europe.

small european communities with shared traditions consolidated into large new states (apex)