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17 Cards in this Set
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Candide |
Written by Voltaire, hero travels across Europe in search of best of all possible worlds |
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Joseph II |
Ruler of Austria, dressed as peasant and traveled among them, opened government jobs to middle class, grants religious freedom, ends censorship, abolishes serfdom |
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Johann Sebastian Bach |
Complex music for organ and choir, religious in nature |
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George Handel |
wrote Water Music, and Messiah |
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Mozart |
Brilliant composer, began at age 6 |
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Daniel Defoe |
English novelist, wrote Robinson Crusoe |
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Salon |
Held by women; writers, authors, philosophers, and artists met to exchange ideas; informal ways for middle class citizens to exchange ideas on equal ground with nobles |
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Enlightened Despot |
Absolute rulers who used their power to bring about social and political change |
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Preferred styles of courtly art |
Baroque- complex, ornate Rococo- personal, refined, elegant |
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Preferred middle class art styles |
No frills; realistic, relatable, local scenes |
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Enlightenment's just society ensured |
Material well being, Social justice, and Happiness |
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How/ why was censorship enforced? |
Gov't & church officials wanted to protect old ways which had been 'set up by God'. Burned & banned books, and imprisoned writers |
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Salons in Rue Saint Honore |
Run by Madame Geoffrin against husband's wishes. Had great Enlightenment figures attend. |
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Fredrick the Great (Fredrick II) |
Ruler of Prussia, tight control over subjects, worked with Voltaire to create Academy of Science, religious freedom |
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Catherine the Great |
Ruler of Russia, letters with Voltaire & Diterot, extended rights to nobles by limiting her own power & spoke against serfdom |
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Ways enlightenment ideas spread |
-Educated read works of E thinkers -ideas shared at salon discussion -Uneducated read pamphlets -music and art |
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How did Enlightenment idea threaten old order? |
Suggested reform was needed for a just society, which meant change, which meant power might be lost |
