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THE ANCIENT REGIME AND THE ENLIGHTENMENT 2
18th century enlightenment
time of transition between the early modern age
enlightenment
inportant intelectual movement
new way of thinking that the emerged in europe in 18 century
criticised the political and social structures
of the ancient regime
principles of Enlightenment thought were
reason
science and technological progress
leaqrning and teaching
equality and liberty
were spread throught
academies, newspaper, books and salons
collection of writings
Diderot
D'Alembert
in spain
Enlightenment ideas
spread by a group of thinkers and politicians
the polithical ideas
enlightenment thinkers
wanted to abolish the estates system
make all citizens equal before the law
Rousseau
idea of popular sovereignty
Voltaire
strong monarchy
Montesquieu
separation of powers
important
Jean-Jacques Rousseau (Quentin de La Tour, 1764)
economic ideas
Enlightenment thinkers
rejected mercantilism
Physiocracy
belief that the wealth of a nation derives
from his natural resources
agriculture
main source of wealth in the country
raftsmanship and trade
secondary activities
state
absolute monarchs, should not intervene in the economy
economic liberalism
Enlightened despotism
new form of government that developed in some European countries
in 18th century
characteristics
Enlightenment thinkers
important positions
make changes pacefully
new laws
education
manteined absolute power
examples
Joseph II of Austria
Frederick II of Prussia
Catherine the Great of Russia
Carlos III of Spain (1759–1788)
Enlightened despots
1762
start of the reing of Catherine the great of Russia
1765
start of the reing of Joseph ll of Austria
1740
start of the reing of Frederick ll of Prussia
the Bourbons 18th century (spain)
dynastic change
War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1714)
Carlos II had named Philip of Anjou
Austria and Great Britain gave military support
to Archduke Charles of Austria
war ended with the Treaties of Utrecht and Rastatt (1713–1714)
Austria gained lands from Spain
Philip of Anjou became Felipe V
king of spain
Bourbon foreign policy in the 18th century
during 18th century
Spanish monarchs tried to recover the lands
spanish allied with france
against great britain
alliances call the Family Compacts
economic changes in 18th century
harverts inproved a number of reasons
new agricultural techniques
new crops
craft production
domestic sistem of production
royal manufactures
reforms in spain
economy experience growth
important reforms
craft production
trades
agriculture
luxury-goods manufacturers were used