Seventeenth-Century paragraph

What were some of the important historical developments that shaped European culture in the seventeenth century?

Your paragraph should be about one-half page in length, double-spaced with one-inch margins, font size 10 or 12; it should contain a concise topic sentence (sentence 1) that directly responds to the assigned question (no need to define terms or cite a dictionary), and since you are summarizing in your own words, you do not need quoted or cited material. Your last sentence should be a conclusion.