THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774
THE AMERICAN ENLIGHTENMENT INTELLECTUAL AND SOCIAL REVOLUTION
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held absolute power
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Influenced political and social change by including enlightened thoughts into ruling
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Allowed limited voting rights among enlightened thinkers
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Wrote satire to expose corruption-an enlightened philosophy
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Detailed explanation-1: -1740-1786) was an enlightened despot and close friend of Voltaire. In his youth, the German king excelled in the field of philosophy eventually incorporating philosophical idealism into his reign.
Detailed explanation-2: -Among the most prominent enlightened despots were Frederick II (the Great), Peter I (the Great), Catherine II (the Great), Maria Theresa, Joseph II, and Leopold II.
Detailed explanation-3: -An essay defending the system of enlightened despotism was penned by Frederick the Great, who ruled Prussia from 1740 to 1786. Frederick modernized the Prussian bureaucracy and civil service and pursued religious policies throughout his realm that ranged from tolerance to segregation.
Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -Joseph II of Austria Joseph II, along with Catherine the Great and Frederick the Great, have been deemed the three most influential Enlightenment Absolutist monarchs.