Holy Cow!
Say What??
War--what is it good for--absolutely nothing
Author, Author
You seem pretty enlightened--for a despot!
100
An itinerant preacher, he is referred to as the father of Methodism.
Who is John Wesley.
100
"Ecrasez L'enfame"
What is "crush the infamous thing!" (Voltaire)
100
The Seven Years War was called this in America.
What is The French and Indian War.
100
Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Who was Gibbon
100
Although this monarch did not eliminate serfdom, he/she did free the serfs from his/her own lands.
Who was Frederick the Great
200
This approach toward religious belief was based on reason and observation of the natural world.
What is Deism. (Also: what is the idea of God as a watchmaker.)
200
"I am the first servant of the state"
Who is Frederick the Great.
200
The acquisition of this territory in the War of the Austrian Succession was a key factor in Prussia becoming a great power.
What is Silesia.
200
Marriage of Figaro
Who was Mozart
200
This monarch reversed some of the reforms of his predecessor by recalling the old parlements in 1774.
Who was Louis the XVI
300
This religious movement originated amongst the Lutherans of Germany and stressed the inner spiritual experience of ordinary persons.
What is Pietism.
300
"Apres moi, le deluge"
What is "after me, the flood" (Louis XV)
300
In a war with Turkey, this monarch attempted to develop his/her "Greek Project"
Who was Catherine the Great.
300
Age of Louis XIV
Who was Voltaire.
300
This monarch did more to alleviate the woes of serfdom than any other monarch of the 18th century with the single exception of his/her son.
Who was Maria Theresa.
400
His passion for religious toleration is perhaps most evident in his granting of equal civil rights to Jews.
Who is Joseph II.
400
"I do not agree with what you have said, but I will defend to the death your right to say it."
Who is Voltaire.
400
A 1773 rebellion of the Russian peasants, which terrified the upper classes of Moscow, was led by him.
Who was Emelian Pugachev.
400
Wealth of Nations
Who was Adam Smith.
400
This monarch continually faced resistance by the propertied classes to any meaningful significant increase in taxation.
Who was Louis XV.
500
This strong Catholic religious order was distasteful to many of the enlightened monarchs and by the 1760s was banned in most Catholic countries.
Who were the Jesuits.
500
"...of all the men we meet with, nine out of ten are what they are, Good or Evil . . . by their education."
Who is John Locke.
500
He was careful to not permit his policies to antagonize the Junker class, which he needed to command his army.
Who was Frederick the Great.
500
The Spirit of Laws
Who was Montesquieu.
500
This monarch's amazing steps in furtherance of enlightened principles included absolute equality of taxation and complete freedom of the press.
Who was Joseph II.
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