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