To What Extent Did Catherine The Great Change Russia
Vincent Vo
Period 3
Unit 4 and 5 Reflection HW
Unit 4
How did Peter the Great and Catherine the Great change Russia?
Both Russian rulers largely reformed their country by introducing ideas and customs from Western Europe. Peter the Great was especially known for his trip to Western Europe and bringing back knowledge of finance, politics, military, etc. Through his reform of the military system and the nobility and construction of many factories, Peter brought Russia up to the surface from its longtime submersion under the ice. Catherine the Great was known for her adoption of Enlightenment ideas, even if she wasn’t able to get far in applying those ideas in Russia.
How did significant persons such as Montesquieu, Adam Smith, Voltaire, and Condorcet …show more content…
Before the revolution, the bourgeoisie, or the wealthier and working part of the middle class, belonged to the Third Estate. The Third Estate, out of the Estates, had the almost no rights and the largest tax burden. However, after the new National Assembly issued the Declaration of the Rights of Man and drafted a new constitution for France, the nobility was eliminated and the bourgeoisie gained a massive amount of political power.
How did the new scientific view regarding authority change during the Scientific Revolution?
Before the Scientific Revolution, scientists were performing data tests based off of previously established data rather than test data of their own. However, during the later sixteenth century, attitude towards authority was changing. Men were no longer content to rely on previous authority for the truth. Instead, they started to do their own observation and experimentation. Such as The Royal Society, instituted the method of scientific inquiry known as laboratory experimentation.
What was a significant law that changed the lives of the French people after the French
Period 3
Unit 4 and 5 Reflection HW
Unit 4
How did Peter the Great and Catherine the Great change Russia?
Both Russian rulers largely reformed their country by introducing ideas and customs from Western Europe. Peter the Great was especially known for his trip to Western Europe and bringing back knowledge of finance, politics, military, etc. Through his reform of the military system and the nobility and construction of many factories, Peter brought Russia up to the surface from its longtime submersion under the ice. Catherine the Great was known for her adoption of Enlightenment ideas, even if she wasn’t able to get far in applying those ideas in Russia.
How did significant persons such as Montesquieu, Adam Smith, Voltaire, and Condorcet …show more content…
Before the revolution, the bourgeoisie, or the wealthier and working part of the middle class, belonged to the Third Estate. The Third Estate, out of the Estates, had the almost no rights and the largest tax burden. However, after the new National Assembly issued the Declaration of the Rights of Man and drafted a new constitution for France, the nobility was eliminated and the bourgeoisie gained a massive amount of political power.
How did the new scientific view regarding authority change during the Scientific Revolution?
Before the Scientific Revolution, scientists were performing data tests based off of previously established data rather than test data of their own. However, during the later sixteenth century, attitude towards authority was changing. Men were no longer content to rely on previous authority for the truth. Instead, they started to do their own observation and experimentation. Such as The Royal Society, instituted the method of scientific inquiry known as laboratory experimentation.
What was a significant law that changed the lives of the French people after the French