III. ENLIGHTENED ARCHITECTURE

2.) Architecture and paintings became more

colorful, ornate and grand.• Baroque became the norm in

architecture• It glorified historic battles

• Rococo encouraged the imagination• It was light, elegant and charming

Baroquehttp://youtu.be/m6rIlKsW6zc

Rococohttp://youtu.be/TvlMyFXiMSc

IV. ENLIGHTENED LITERATURE

1.Non-fiction – Two Treatise on Government,

Encyclopedia ( all of the other books we

talked about)

2.Fiction - as more middle class people read,

more novels were written• Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathon Swift• Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Dafoe

Gulliver's

Travels

Robinson

Crusoehttp://youtu.be/3nXblCMnetI

V. ENLIGHTENED DESPOTS

1.Catherine the Great - Empress of Russia that

implemented Enlightened reforms• Abolished torture

2.Frederick the Great – King of Prussia that saw

himself as the “First servant of the state.”• Read Voltaire and allowed freedom of press

3.Joseph II – King of Austria • Supported freedom of press• Abolished serfdom (slavery)

Catherine the Great

Frederick the Great

Joseph II