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The growing dominance of the bourgeois class and the growing economic discontent in the society combined to create the atmosphere of dissatisfaction and conflict that eventually led to the development and declaration of the French Revolution.

King Louis XVI's passion for ballet dancing paved the way for ballet to thrive, develop and become rampant during his reign in the late 17th century. Under the leadership of Louis XVI's, ballet was institutionalized not only as an art form, but also as a profession. Moreover, during this period, ballet became a profession and art form no longer dominated by males, but also by females. It was also during this period that the comedie ballet became a popular form of ballet dance, particularly performed in Louis XVI's court ballet.One of the most distinct characteristics of the Age of Enlightenment from other social and cultural movements that occurred in the history of humanity was its regard for cultural relativism, wherein exploration for other cultures became the prevalent activity, apart from the practice of science. The Age of Enlightenment gave birth to the philosophes, Enlightenment thinkers who created different discourses, treatises and novels discussing alternative philosophies, paving the way for new discoveries to occur in the fields of mathematics, science and political science. The philosophes' exploration of knowledge and truth in different cultures that existed during the 17th century gave birth to new philosophies that governed the development of new ideologies and line of thought, influencing history up until the present time......