The Enlightenment Spreads
Punishments for spreading _____________________________ consisted of exile and
imprisonment
A World of Ideas
• All of the brilliant scholars of the 1700’s traveled to ____________ to study and
philosophize
• Many philosophes met in the drawing rooms of wealthy women in Paris 
________________
Diderot’s Encyclopedia
• With the help of Marie-Therese Geoffrin, ________________________ created a large
set of books that he called _______________________, in which many scholars
contributed supplemental works
• The French government banned the book, but Diderot kept publishing
• Enlightenment ideas were spread through Diderot’s Encyclopedia, pamphlets,
newspapers, magazines, etc.
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New Artistic Styles
Enlightenment ideals were seen in ___________, _______, _____________________,
___________________________, and _____________________ as well
Neoclassical Style Emerges
• 17th and early 18th century art in Europe was ________________. As the
Enlightenment took hold, it changed to “_________________” during the late 18th
century. (new classical)
Changes in Music and Literature
• Earlier music was more dramatic, consisting or drama and choral music. As
the Enlightenment gained ground, a lighter mood genre emerged called
“___________________”
• Classical music was dominated by _______________________________,
________________________________, and __________________________________
• Literature changed as well; writers began writing _________________ (plot,
suspense, and explored characters)
Enlightenment and Monarchy
• While the Enlightenment reached literature, music, and general society it
also hit _________________________
• ______________________________ began listening to the demands of Voltaire to rule
justly as monarch in hopes that they would gain support and win power
• Some of the Enlightened despots were ___________________ the Great,
_______________________, and ______________________ II
Frederick the Great
• King of Russia from 1740-1786; he ___________________________________,
______________________________, and ______________________________________ in Russia
• While he believed that certain practices were wrong, such as serfdom, he did
nothing to change it because he needed landowner support
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His greatest accomplishment was calling himself “________________________”,
which promoted the idea that the monarch was in power to uphold the three
natural rights that John Locke discussed
Joseph II
• Son and successor of Maria-Theresa in Austria, he ruled from 1780-1790
• He stressed religious tolerance for Jews, Protestants, and Orthodox
Christians
• He ended ________________ and ordered that all serfs be paid in __________
Catherine the Great
• Ruled Russia from 1762-1796; regularly wrote with _____________________
• In 1767, Catherine formed a _______________________ to bring about changes
politically and religiously
• She did little to improve lives of serfs– after the uprising of 1773 she realized
she needed support of the noble class to retain control so she gave the nobles
absolute control over the peasant class
Catherine Expands Russia
• Following the footsteps of _________________________________, Catherine waged
war against the Ottoman Turks for access to the __________________________
• Catherine also expanded the empire westward into ________________
• As Russia entered the international dominance scene, another world power
(_____________________) was facing colonial uprising in the Americas.
• The Enlightenment ideas had spread all the way to the east coast of the
United States, where colonial leaders broke away from the mother country
and founded a ________________
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