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Enlightened Despots Rulers who sought to govern through principles of reason while maintaining their absolute power. Absolutism the power and right to rule, resides exclusively…

The Enlightenment Enlightened Despots Why the Strange Bedfellows? Philosophes believed ~~~> benevolent absolutism = best chance for improving society’ The rulers seemed…

Slide 1 Slide 2 T HE A GE OF E MPIRES Land and Sea Absolutism Constitutional Monarchs Enlightened Despots and more Slide 3 W HAT IS AN E MPIRE ?? R EVIEW C ONRAD -D EMEREST…

The Enlightenment Spreads Chapter 22 Section 3 Key Terms Salons Baroque John Locke Neoclassical Enlightened despots Catherine the Great A World of Ideas 1700âs a new generation…

NEXT Enlightenment and Revolution, 1550–1789 Enlightenment scientists and thinkers produce revolutions in science, the arts, government, and religion. New ideas lead to…

Enlightened Despotism AP European History J.F. Walters 2006 1 1. What were the general characteristics of Enlightened Despotism? 2. How was Joseph II both enlightened and…

Ideas of the Enlightenment ■  Freedom from oppression & Absolutism ■  Freedom from slavery & needless Warfare ■  Attacked medieval & feudal society…

Name: __________________________ Seat #: _____ World History Chapter Seven Note-taking Guide: 74 · Take notes on your own notebook paper · Be sure to write down section…

The Enlightenment: The Enlightened Despots Challenge of New Ideas The ideas of the Enlightenment spread quickly through many levels of society. Educated people all over Europe…

Section 1 Philosophy in the Age of Reason • Explain how science led to the Enlightenment. • Compare the ideas of Hobbes and Locke. • Identify the beliefs and contributions…

SECTION Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment SECTION OVERVIEW In the 1500s and 1600s, the Scientific Revolution changed the way Europeans looked at the world. People began…

CW11 – p460 Vocab French Philosophes • French for philosophers • Nothing beyond the reach of human reason • Called for reforms to protect people’s natural rights.…

Absolute Rulers in Europe Philip II of Spain http:upload.wikimedia.orgwikipediacommons77aPhilipII.jpg Philip II of Spain  Devout Catholic  Drove Muslim Moors Jews out…

Chapter 22 The ENLIGHTENMENT VOCABULARY DEFINE the following use the GLOSSARY or a dictionary you may need another sheet of paper to write the definitions: geocentric
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© 2008 HistorySage.com All Rights Reserved AP European History: Unit 5.1 HistorySage.com The French Revolution Overview: The French Revolution became the most momentous…

Despots and Dollars Despots and Dollars The Impact of the Enlightenment on Politics and Economics Politics and the Enlightenment The Enlightenment was more about social criticism…