Impact of the enlightenment Flashcards

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Frederick William the Elector

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King of Prussia performed integration of the ranks

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Enlightened absolutism

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government preferred in the enlightenment but many people in power didnt want to give away their power
it was the balance of Monarchial power and protection of natural rights

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Prussia

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Balance of military and Bureaucracy

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Frederick II

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had Voltaire sit on his royal court as advisor embraced freedom of speech and got rid of torture

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Austrian Empire

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difficult to run due to various languages, religions, ethnicities
King Charles VI after Maria Theresa and Joseph II

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Maria Theresa

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ave more power to serfs ignored philisophs and was the first Hapsburg woman to rule in 650 years

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Joesph II

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only true enlightened absolutist

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Russian Empire

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run by catherine the great

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Catherine the Great

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diderot sat on her court was tested by Yemelyian Pugachov to see if she really cared about serfs but she didn’t, found warm water port Crimea in Ukraine

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War of Austrian succesion

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fought in 3 territories in 3 countries between Prussia with France vs. Austria and England

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Charles VI

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King of Austria released Pragmatic Statement which started war with Prussia

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Pragmatic Statement

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CVI recognizes his daughter Maria Theresa as heir to the throne

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Frederick II cont.

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finds MT ruling as weak and takes with France the Austrian land of Silesia and the Netherlands

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Prussia WofAS

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gets Silesia and netherlands

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France WofAS

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gets Madras India

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England WofAS

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take Fort Louisburg which controls the mouth of the St. Lawrence River

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Treaty of Aix-La-Chapelle

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all property is given back to original owners except Silesia which starts the Seven Years War

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Seven Years War

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Russia France and Austria are in oppisition to Frederick II of Prussia

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Everyone attacks Prussian controlled Silesia

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Frederick II holds them off gains respect from Russian Czar Peter 3, Russia then takes a neutral stance forcing Austria to recognize Prussian control of Silesia

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Treaty of Paris 1763

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kicks French out of British controlled Madras, India

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Conflicts in NA(French and Indian War

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William Pitt the Elder pushes fighting to NA and emphasizes importance of a navy for British fighting is over Ft. Louisburg and Ohio River Valley

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Battle of the Plains of Abraham

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General Thomas Wolfe of England scales the unscalable cliff earning him a victory and all land E. of the Mississipi, Canada and a northern part of Florida

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Balthaz Newman

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Church of 14 Saints and the Residence

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Italian Baroque

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inspired awe and Inspiration

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Rococo

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grace and charm pleasure hapiness and love created in France

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Antoine Watteau

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scenes of upper class; tone of sadness

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Giovanni Batista Tiepola

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largest ceiling fresco of/in Wurzburg Palace

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J.S. Bach

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composer of the church and Church of St. Thomas in Leipzig Germany wrote mass in B minor

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Handel

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wrote the Messiah

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Haydn BCP

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Hungarian made music for the people wrote the creation and seasons

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Mozart

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child prodigy wrote first opera at 12

wrote magic flute and Don Giovanni