Enlightenment 2/2

Question 1

Who did most philosophies believe needed to rule in order to establish and preserve natural rights?

Answer 1

enlightenment rulers

Question 2

What were enlightened despots?

Answer 2

Absolute monarchs who embraced the new Enlightenment ideas and made reforms that reflected Enlightenment spirit

Question 3

What did Frederick the Great do?

Answer 3

Granted religious freedoms, reduced censorship, reformed the justice system, abolished the use of torture, and improved education

Question 4

What did Joseph II do?

Answer 4

Introduced legal reforms and freedom of the press, supported freedom of worship, and abolished serfdom

Question 5

How did Catherine the Great show support for the Enlightenment?

Answer 5

By reading the works of the philosophies and writing proposals of reforms, including religious toleration and the abolition of torture and capital punishment