Chapter 16 Enlightenment Part 11-17-14

Catherine the Great of Russia came to power in 1762 through

a military coup (overthrow)

Rousseau's concept of the "general will" asserts that

authentic, long-term needs of the people can be correctly interpreted by a farseeing minority

After the death of Louis XIV, the French parlements

effectively challenged royal absolutism

In his Essay Concerning Human Understanding, John Locke claimed that

human development is determined by education and society

Mendelssohn argued that

reason could complement and strengthen religion

To improve the rural economy and lives of the peasants, Empress Maria Theresa

reduced nobles' power over their serfs

In his Spirit of Laws, Montesquieu argued for

the separation of governmental powers

In general, what was Voltaire's attitude toward government?

He believed that a good monarch was the best one could hope for

_________'s Persian Letters satirized French society

Montesquieu

The "enlightened" policies of Frederick II of Prussia included all of the following

abolition of the torture of prisoners, permitting scholars wide latitude to publish what they wished, promoting schools, religious toleration, NOT: freeing the Prussian serfs

Immanuel Kant argued for

freedom of the press

The concept of the "reading revolution" refers to

the shift from reading out loud texts perceived as authoritative to reading many different texts rapidly, silently, and individually