Scientific/Enlightenment

The enlightened policies of Frederick the Great included

Simplifying Prussia's laws

Catherine the Great of Russia came to power in 1762 through

A military coup

Which powers participated in the partitioning of Poland in the late eighteenth century?

Prussia, Russia and Austria

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

Reduced noble's power over their serfs

What change within the Jewish community accompanied the Haskalah enlightenment movement?

Interactions between Jews and Christians increased, and rabbinic controls diminished

Why did Leopold II cancel his brother Joseph's radical edicts in the early 1790's?

Leopold was attempting to restore order in Austria

Joseph II's conversion of peasant labor obligations to cash payments

Was opposed by both nobles and peasants