The Enlightenment era and the Romantic era was a time of progression. Each time period offered its own views on the natural world and religion. The Enlightenment era also known as the Age of Reason showed that observation‚ empiricism‚ and reason were to be the foundation and the terms to which everything was held to. Whereas‚ the Romantic era took a particular emphasis on the individual and sought to combat classism as well as rebellion against social rules; the enlightenment and romantic era were
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these absolute monarchs should also be "enlightened"‚ i.e. should rule according to the norms of the "Enlightenment". The emphasis was on reason and government for the good of the people. The ruler should not be a tyrant but should be one who understood his people‚ and governed sensibly. Examples of such "Enlightened Despots" include Frederick the Great of Prussia‚ Joseph II of Austria and Catherine II of Russia‚ although the latter was really "enlightened" in name only. Such wisdom‚ however
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CHAPTER 1 A) Chapter Overview: The Renaissance‚ which occurred from the 1300s to the 1600s‚ consisted of the rise of the five major city-states‚ the rise of humanism‚ and a multitude of patronage in the arts. The Italian Renaissance differed from the Northern Renaissance in that the Italian Renaissance was more secular‚ and in the North the focus was more on church and social reforms. Later‚ during the Age of Exploration‚ technological advances paved the way for exploration and conquest. Corruption
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Thesis The enlightened despots indicated a belief in the equality of men and natural rights. They thought the people should be able to prosper‚ yet these “enlightened rulers” ruled in a despotic fashion. They believed that they had absolute power and that they were the state. Their words went above everybody’s no matter what. In some kind of sense it was kind of like a parent to child relationship. The parent has the right to rule over the child to keep them in line. In the social order group
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Catherine the Great was known as an "Enlightened Despot‚" because she reigned during the Age of the Enlightenment along with other monarchs such as Frederick the Great and Joseph II‚ began to understand the concepts of reason‚ natural law and other ideas being developed at the time by various philosophers. An enlightened despot realized that even though she or he had absolute powers‚ they had an obligation to use those powers for the good of their subjects rather than just for themselves.
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four (4) 18th century European wars. p.542 2. Define‚ in short‚ John Locke’s political philosophy. p.542-3 3. What was Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s political argument? p.543 4. European monarchs that supported some Enlightenment ideas were called “enlightened despots”. Who were these monarchs (examples) and why did they favor some Enlightenment ideas? P.543 5. What is Nicolas-Jacques Conte famous for? P.544 6. Describe
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build something worthy of your glory. Two Enlightened despots that took after Louis were Joseph II of Austria and Peter the Great‚ Czar of Russia. Both rulers had enlightened and despotic characteristics. Yet Joseph was more Enlightened and Peter more despotic. Both characteristics were important to have a strong nation‚ but as Peter exemplifies having more despotic characteristics helps a ruler maintain power and strengthen the nation‚ more so then enlightened ones. Joseph II takes full power in 1780
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AP European History: Unit 4.1 SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION AND ENLIGHTENMENT Use space below for I. The Scientific Revolution A. Medieval view of the world notes 1. Primarily religious and theological 2. Political theory based on divine right of kings 3. Society largely governed by Church views‚ traditions‚ and practices 4. Superstition played major role in the lives of the people 5. Scientific thought in the early-16th century was still based on Medieval ideas a. Views about the universe
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widely by subjects and rulers alike. The reign of despots Catherine the Great and Joseph II both bore significant attempts at enlightenment for their subjects. However‚ their respective attempts to further these enlightened ideas in the hopes of benefitting their subjects were arguably faint and feeble. The rule of Catherine the Great‚ and her steps forward in education and justice‚ along with Joseph II’s abolishment of serfdom‚ were no doubt Enlightened. However‚ failure to carry out these acts along
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