1. The Spread of the Enlightenment
Chapter 18.2: Enlightenment Ideas Spread

2. Enlightenment
What do Enlightenment thinkers do?

3. Challenging New Ideas New ideas challenged the Monarch Divine Right
Strict Class System
Heavenly reward for Earthly suffering

4. How the Monarchs Responded
Monarch Censored new ideas
Banning and burning books
Forced writers into writing in “code”

5. Rise of the Salon Writers, artists, philosophers and other thinkers
Only the most witty, intelligent and well-read people were invited
Famous for conversation and debate
Most famous Salons in Paris

11. The Enlightened Despots
Some Monarchs adored Enlightenment thinkers
Helped appease the people
Helped educated the people
These included
Frederick the Great of Prussia
Catherine the Great of Russia
Joseph II of Hapsburg

14. Enlightened Despots Joseph II – Most famous Enlightened Ruler
Valued Merit over nobility
Nicknamed the “Peasant Emperor”
Tolerant of Protestants and Jews

15. Changes in Culture Baroque Music and Painting Mozart Bach Rembrandt
Baroque= big, full of
excitement matched
the grandeur of royal
court

17. Changes in Culture Novels Robinson Crusoe Pamela Targeted a larger
group of readers and
tried to relate stories
to their values

18. Lives for the Majority Most people’s lives did NOT change
Peasants still had to provide FREE labor
How to change daily life of the commoner?
Revolution