Rise of modern world mid-term
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Montesquieu | The Prussian Letters (1721) ~ Challenging Absolutism 17.4 |
| John Locke | The Second Treatise of Government (1690) ~ 16.2 - The Consent of the Governed |
| Olaudah Equiano | "The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano Himself" (1789) ~ 17.1 - Captivity and Enslavement |
| Written By: anonymous | anonymous "A Brief Description of the Excellent Values of That Sober and Wholesome Drink, Called Coffee" written in (1674) ~ 17.2 - A "Sober and Wholesome Drink" |
| Mary Astell | "Reflections upon Marriage" (1706) ~ 17.5 - Question Women's Submission |
| Fredrick the second of Prussia | "Political Testament" (1752) ~ 18.5 - Enlightened Monarchy |
| Abbe Sieyes | "What is the Third Estate?" (1789) ~ 19.1 - Defining the Nation |
| Drawn By anonymous | Political Cartoon - (1815) ~ 19.2 - The People under the Old Regime |
| Maximilien Robespierre | "Report on the Principles of Political Morality" (1794) ~ 19.4 - Defending Terror |
| Voltaire | greatest influence in first half of revolution with louis XVI and 3rd estate, believed reduced authority for church (deist), conservative ideas for reform, pro-religious tolerance, believed enlightenment was limited, enlightenment thinker |
| Rousseau | primary influence on Robespierre and Napoleon, radical re-ordering of society based off of social contract views, |
| Physiocrats | economists who tried to translate Enlightenment ideas to economic circumstances |
| Immanuel Kant | "Dare to know," enlightenment thinker |
| David Hume | skepticism, only perception is real, enlightenment thinker |
| Baron de Montesquieu | atheist, believed in religion to keep social orders, and believed in slavery, enlightenment thinker |
| Madame de Chateket | translated Newton |
| Frederick II The Great | uniform civil justice system, religious tolerance, education reform, enlightened despot |
| Catherine the Great | Wrote book about uniform justice system, education reform for girls, encouraging engineering and tech innovation, enlightened despot |
| Laissez Faire | no government interference in economy, encouraging specialization |
| Adam Smith | "wealth of nations," pin factory, enlightenment thinker |
| Mercantillism | closed circuit economy and trade |
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