Module 12 Pt3 Flashcards
Who ruled Prussia
Fredrick the great
Who ruled Austria
Joseph II
Who ruled Russia
Catherine the great
Granted religious freedom
Frederick the great
Freedom of the press
Joseph II
Made brilliant proposal reforms
Catherine the great
Reduced censorship
Frederick the great
Formed commission to review laws
Catherine the great
Called themselves ‘first servant of the state’
Fredrick the great
Freedom of worship
Joseph II
Improved education
Fredrick the great
Abolished of serfdom
Joseph II
Reformed the justice system
Fredrick the great
Ordered peasants to be paid in cash
Joseph II
Abolished the use of torture
Fredrick the great
Claimed to do many things but never followed through
Catherine the great
Believed serfdom was wrong but never did anything to end it
Fredrick the great
Did little to improve peasant life
Catherine the great
This ruler only did positive things for there people
Joseph II
Gave nobles absolute power of serfs
Catherine the great
What land did Catherine add to Russia during her reign
The blacksea and poland
What country disappeared off the map in 1772-1795 because other empires kept taking pieces
Russia Prussia and Austria kept taking pieces of Poland
What are the 3 main legacies of the enlightenment
Belief in progress, a more secular outlook, importance of individual
