The Enlightenment Spreads,Ybarra,3 Flashcards
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| 290087589 | salon | -During the 1700s in Paris -Held by many wealthy women of Paris -Many philosophes,writers,artists,scientists, and other intellects met in large drawing rooms -The point of these meetings were to share their ideas among each other. -These meetings held a great impact on the spread of the enlightenment. | 0 | |
| 290087590 | Denis Diderot | -In Europe during the time of the salons -He was a leading philosophe -He began publishing the first volumes of the first encyclopedia in 1751. -His encyclopedias led to the spread of the enlightenment by people reading the books and supporting artists. | 1 | |
| 290087591 | Baroque | -In the 1600s and early 1700s in all of Europe. -This style of art dominated Europe. -Grand and ornate designs. -this was seen in places like Versailles and in many paintings | 2 | |
| 290087592 | Mozart | -In the 1700s in Europe -A man highly appreciated for his classical music -These changes in music were made to reflect Enlightenment ideas -He is an important figure among Franz Joseph Haydn and Ludwig van Beethoven | 3 | |
| 290087593 | rococo | -An Artistic style used in Europe in the 1730s. -emphasized grace, charm, and gentle action. -A highly secular style - Giovanni Battista Tiepolo and Antoine Watteau are known artists for using this style in their work. | 4 | |
| 290087594 | enlightened despots (absolutism) | -"absolute ruler" -in the 1700s in Europe -These philosophes tried to convince the monarchs to rule justly. -They beleived in a monarchy where the ruler respected the peoples rights. -Important figures: Frederick the Great, Joseph II, and Catherine the Great. | 5 | |
| 290087595 | Frederick II (Frederick the Great) | -He was the King of Prussia from 1740 to 1786. -wanted to reform his country -He granted religious freedoms and reformed the justice system. -An Enlightened Despot | 6 | |
| 290087596 | Joseph II | -The most radical royal reformer of Austria -An Enlightened Despot -ruled from 1780 to 1790 -He abolished serfdom but that changed after his death. -He introduced freedom of the press. -supported freedom of religion. | 7 | |
| 290087597 | Maria Theresa | -Ruler of Austria from 1740 to 1780 -Mother of Joseph II -She preserved the empire after her fathers death | 8 | |
| 290087598 | Catherine II (Catherine the Great) | -Ruled Russia from 1762 to 1796 -Ruled with absolute authority. -An Enlightened Despot -A very educated empress; she read many essays from philosophes -She made Russia into a great empire and expanded it through her reign. | 9 | |
| 290087599 | War of Austrian Succession | -War lasted from 1740 to 1748 -After the death of Charles VI of Prussia died -King Frederick took advantage of a women successor and tried to take the land. -Maria Theresa and the other countries agreed to a treaty.(Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle in 1748) | 10 | |
| 290087600 | The Seven Year's War | -War in 1756 won known as a diplomatic revolution -Austria and French alliance -Three major areas of conflict: Europe, India, and North America -Ended in a Treaty and Great Britain becoming a major power | 11 |