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Chapters 17-18
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Enlightenment | an 18th-century intellectual and cultural movement that emphasized reason, science, and individualism over tradition, superstition, and blind faith |
| Reason | The central concept of the Age of Enlightenment |
| John Locke | foundational Enlightenment philosopher whose ideas significantly influenced modern liberalism and political thought |
| Philosophes | the public intellectuals and writers of the 18th-century French Enlightenment who promoted reason, individualism, and skepticism to challenge traditional ideas and advocate for social, political, and religious reform |
| Montesquieu | a French philosopher and political theorist known for developing the theory of the separation of powers, where government functions are divided among legislative, executive, and judiciary branches to prevent any one part from becoming too powerful |
| Voltaire | a prominent French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher known for his advocacy of civil liberties, freedom of speech, and separation of church and state |
| Denis Diderot | a pivotal French Enlightenment writer, philosopher, and art critic, most famously known for his role as the chief editor of the Encyclopédie |
| Deism | a philosophical and religious movement that believed in a creator God who does not intervene in the universe after its creation |
| Adam Smith | a Scottish philosopher and economist, known for his influential work The Wealth of Nations |
| Laissez-faire | an economic philosophy advocating minimal government intervention in business and free markets |
| Jean-Jacques Rousseau | an influential 18th-century Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer known for his theories on the social contract, popular sovereignty, and the natural goodness of humanity, which contrasted with the era's emphasis on rationalism |
| Emile | the central character and the philosophical concepts presented in Jean-Jacques Rousseau's highly influential 1762 treatise |
| Mary Wollstonecroft | a pioneering British writer, philosopher, and advocate for women's rights, considered a founder of feminism |
| Rococo | an 18th-century artistic and architectural style originating in France, characterized by ornate decorations, light colors, asymmetrical designs, and playful, intimate themes of love and nature |
| George Frederick Handel | a German-born composer of the late Baroque era who spent most of his career in London, becoming a naturalized British subject |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Austrian composer and child prodigy who became one of the greatest figures in Western music |
| Carnival | complex, encompassing both the continuation of traditional pre-Lenten festivals of indulgence and masked revelry in Europe, and the emergence of new forms of rebellion against slavery, particularly in the Caribbean |
| John Wesley | an Anglican minister known for his extensive preaching, spiritual leadership, and organization of small groups called "Methodist societies" |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain | the country created by the 1707 Act of Union, which united the separate kingdoms of England (which included Wales) and Scotland under a single Parliament |
| George III | the King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 to 1820, a period marked by the American Revolution, the Seven Years' War, and the Napoleonic Wars |
| Frederick II | a defining ruler who embodied the concept of a "philosopher-king" by balancing enlightened reforms with military expansion |
| Catherine II | the Empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796, known for her significant territorial expansion, modernization of the empire, and patronage of the arts and sciences |
| Joseph II | Holy Roman Emperor and ruler of the Habsburg monarchy known for his ambitious and far-reaching reforms based on Enlightenment ideals, earning him the title of an "enlightened despot" |
| Pugachev’s rebellion | a major peasant uprising in 18th-century Russia (1773-1775) led by Yemelyan Pugachev, a Cossack who claimed to be the deposed Tsar Peter III |
| Partitions of Poland | three treaties in 1772, 1793, and 1795 where the neighboring powers of Russia, Prussia, and Austria divided and annexed the territory of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, resulting in the country's complete disappearance from the map until 1918 |
| Seven Years’ War | a 18th-century global conflict, fought from 1754 to 1763, primarily between Great Britain and France, over colonial dominance in North America and India |
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