The Spread of the Enlightenment Mr. Meester World History

Vocabulary Baroque Rococo Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Adam Smith Enlightened Despots

The Spread of Ideas Governments and the Church wage a war of Censorship. Try to restrict info and ideas. Philosophes disguise ideas as works of fiction, and talk at Salons. Salons: informal social gatherings where people discussed and exchanged ideas.

Art Reflect New Ideas Baroque: huge, grand, elaborate works, dark color and shadows. Evolves to Rococo Rococo: lighter, elegant, less religious, and more charming, less functional. Music also changed into what we know as classical, ballet, and opera. The Golden Age of composers included Johann Sebastian Bach and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

The Rialto Bridge in Venice Baroque vs. Rococo The Baptism of Christ Francesco Albani Baroque The Rialto Bridge in Venice Canaletto  Rococo

Literature Spreads Ideas Printing allows ideas to spread throughout Europe very quickly. Literature takes on new forms such as the fictional novel. (Long works)

Adam Smith Adam Smith wrote The Wealth of Nations. Believed in Laissez Faire capitalism. This is the belief that the government should not regulate private business.

Enlightened Despots Some monarchs in Europe begin to accept Enlightened ideas. They’re known as “Enlightened Despots” They use their power to begin about social and political change. Joseph II of Austria

Frederick the Great Frederick II was King of Prussia, but saw himself as the “First servant of the State”. He openly supported the Philosophes. He shrank the size of the Prussian Government. Introduced many reforms like: freedom of the press, religious tolerance, and he reduced the use of torture.

Catherine the Great Catherine the Great was the Empress of Russia. Exchanged letters and writings with Voltaire. Granted her nobles a charter of rights Instituted religious tolerance in Russia.

The Majority Slowly Change Change came first to nobles and the middle class in the cities. Much slower in the countryside feudalism was more entrenched there Radical ideas spread to the peasants who demand change. The world was now ready for revolution.