How did the thinkers of the Enlightenment get new ideas?

They questioned the traditional authority and embraced that humanity could be improved through change.

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Explanation:

in 550 b.c.e. cyrus the great, the leader of the persians, conquered the medes and united the iranian people under one ruler for the first time. cyrus became the first king of the persian empire and went on to establish one of the largest empires in world.

mustafa ataturk thought nationalism in turkey would best be achieved by modernizing the country.