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15 Cards in this Set
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Louis XV
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King of France with little interest in government or running it
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Frederick the Great
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Enlightened ruler of Prussia who provided a refuge and haven for enlightenment thinkers
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Maria Theresa
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Empress of Austria who, although not an enlightened ruler, did enact many reforms
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Joseph II
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Son of Maria Theresa, King of Austria, who epitomized the Enlightenment. He radically and revolutionarily enacted reforms, such as abolishing serfdom and tolerated religion and freedom of the press
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Turgot
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French economist and statesman who advocated economic liberalism
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enlightened despotism
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Rulers who personified Enlightenment ideals and enacted reforms
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Maupeou parlements
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Parlements in France who replaced the old parlements, and lessened the powers of its members
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"Apres moi, Ie deluge"
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"After me comes the flood" said by Louis XV
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taille
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A property tax in France imposed on the peasants
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Catherine the Great
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Enlightened Empress of Russia, German in blood, but through marriage, and, more or less, adoption, became Russian and expanded Russia's borders
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Pugachev
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Peasant and former soldier who declared himself the late Tsar Peter III and led a widespread rebellion
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Potemkin
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The long time lover of Catherine, who established fortresses and towns in the Crimea
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Potemkin village
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Some believe that the villages built in the Crimea were merely a facade, meant to impress and give the appearance of prosperity
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Don Cossack
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A Russian "tribal" group who lived along the Don river
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Odessa
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Seaport established by the Russians in the territory ceded by the Turks
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