THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774
THE AMERICAN ENLIGHTENMENT INTELLECTUAL AND SOCIAL REVOLUTION
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an absolute ruler who used their power to bring about political and social change
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an absolute monarch who abused their power
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an Enlightenment thinker who attended many salons
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An inventor of the Scientific Revolution
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Detailed explanation-1: -enlightened despotism, also called benevolent despotism, form of government in the 18th century in which absolute monarchs pursued legal, social, and educational reforms inspired by the Enlightenment.
Detailed explanation-2: -An enlightened despot, also known as benevolent despot, is a ruler with absolute power (a despot) who embraces Enlightenment ideals, such as the rights and liberties of individuals, and chooses to use their absolute power to better the lives of average citizens.
Detailed explanation-3: -Enlightened despotism (or enlightened absolutism) is when an absolute monarch is influence by the Enlightenment and uses its principles to govern their people. Many were patrons of the arts and sciences, allowed freedom of speech and religion, created public primary education, and freed peasants from serfdom.
Detailed explanation-4: -Enlightened despots held that royal power emanated not from divine right but from a social contract whereby a despot was entrusted with the power to govern in lieu of any other governments. In effect, the monarchs of enlightened absolutism strengthened their authority by improving the lives of their subjects.
Detailed explanation-5: -Absolutist monarchs claim their power is bestowed on them by God, according to the theory of the “Divine Right of Kings.” Enlightened Absolutism describes absolute monarchies that were influenced by the social and political reforms of the Age of Enlightenment.