Unit C Part 3 Flashcards
What did Enlightment ideas have an impact on in the 18th century?
Politics
What were most rulers interested in?
power and stabiiity
What are the 5 concepts the Enlightment thinkers use?
Reason, Nature, Happiness, Progress, Liberty
What are Fredrick the second enlightened actions?(4)
Education Reform
Abolished torture
Religious tolerance
Limited Speech/Press
What are Fredrick the second not enlightened actions?(4)
Increased army
centralized government
Allowed serfdom
rigid social structure
What are Joseph the Second Austria’s enlightened actions?(5)
Abolished serfdom
religious tolerance
freedom of the press(ended censorship)
equality before the law
traveled in disguise to learn about hardships
What are Joseph the Second Austria’s not enlighten actions?(4)
Too much too soon
all citizens rebelled
successors revoked all reforms
attempted to bring catholic church under government control
What is Chatherine the second enlightened actions?(5)
Limited legal reforms
Education reform
Womens rights/education
Advancements in medicine
Close ties with volataire
What is Chatherine the second not enlightened actions?(5)
Favored land nobility
Expanded serfdom
Reorganized government
expands russia
revokes reforms
What is depotism?
having absolute power
What is Enlightened Absolutism?
When you think you are Enlightened but also know everything and want all the power
What is serdom?
Being a peasent
what is philosophes?
someone who solves a real problemm in the world
