PPT-Enlightened “Despots” (Absolutists): Monarchs who were inspired by Enlightenment ideals

Catherine the Great of Russia Frederick the Great of Prussia Joseph II of Austria Essential Question Discuss and Explain the ways in which the Enlightenment ushered in a new political age in 18. If something big happened at school, how would people find out??? How does information spread??. Bellringer. !!!. Objective: Enlightenment ideas challenged practices related to religious authority, monarchy, and absolutism.. Enlightenment and Absolute monarchy. Until the 1700s, people in general had accepted the rule of absolute monarchs.. The exception was England, where, beginning in 1215 with the Magna . Carta. , the rights of the monarchy had been limited.. Enlightened Absolutism. Overview. Philosophes. believed in natural rights. Equality before the law. Freedom of religious worship. Freedom of speech and press. Right to assemble. Right to hold property. Social Studies for 9. th. E.G.B.. Teacher: Mauricio Torres. Pens to Inspire Revolution. “No man has received from nature the right to give orders to others. Freedom is a gift from heaven, and every individual of the same species has the right to enjoy it as soon as he is in enjoyment of his reason” . Constructing a New Paradigm of Man and Society . Mr. Daniel Lazar. Lecture Outline . Operational Definition. The Road to Enlightenment. The State of Nature. Enlightened Governance. Enlightened. Economics. Enlightened Absolutism. Overview. Philosophes. believed in natural rights. Equality before the law. Freedom of religious worship. Freedom of speech and press. Right to assemble. Right to hold property. Enlightenment and Absolute monarchy. Until the 1700s, people in general had accepted the rule of absolute monarchs.. The exception was England, where, beginning in 1215 with the Magna . Carta. , the rights of the monarchy had been limited.. 1550-1800. France: Absolute Monarchs-Louis XIII & Louis XIV. Spain: Absolute Monarchs-Philip II. England: Absolute Monarchs and Development of a Constitutional Monarchy-Tudors & Stuarts. Austria: Enlightened Despots---Maria Theresa & Joseph II. folder. . alone. !. Objective:. I can prove that Enlightenment ideas challenged practices related to religious authority, monarchy, and absolutism.. Enlightenment and Absolute monarchy. Until the 1700s, people in general had accepted the rule of absolute monarchs.. Case study: Catherine II (the Great). . of Russia (r. 1762-96). Catherine . the Great:. German Princess Sophie. 1745 Married to Peter Romanov. 1762 Peter becomes . tsar. . Peter III, but. . deposed. Catherine installed. Frederick the Great, Catherine the Great, Joseph II, enlightened despotism. Evaluating . “. Enlightened Absolutism. ”. To what extent did Enlightenment ideas influence monarchs of the time?. Is . Write this in your notes!. Today’s Class (11/14/14). Outcome:. Be able to connect how the system of Enlightened Absolutism emerged from the Scientific Revolution & Enlightenment in the 18. th. century.. Chapter 5 section 2. Define the terms below:. Censorship. Salon. Enlightened despot. Baroque. R. ococo. Enlightenment Ideas Spread . Read Setting the Scene on page 149 as well as the Global Connections section. : (Louis XIV of France). Despot. - a king or other ruler with absolute, unlimited power. An . Absolute Monarchy. . is . a king or queen who has unlimited power and seeks to control all aspects of society. .