Chapter 22 section 3 – Flashcards
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Whats the main idea?
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Enlightenment ideas spread through the Western world and profoundly influenced the arts and government.
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salon define
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A social gathering of intellectuals and artists, like those held in the home of wealthy women in Paris and other European cities during the Enlightenment.
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baroque define
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Relating to a grand, ornate style that characterized European painting, art, music, and architecture in the 1600s and early 1700s.
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neoclassical define
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Relating to the simple, elegant style that characterized the arts in Europe during the late 1700s.
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enlightened despot define
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One of the 18th century European monarchs who was inspired by the Enlightenment ideas to rule justly and respect the rights of subjects.
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Catherine the Great
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An amazing ruler of Russia, much like Peter the Great, she widely expanded Russia's domain and took small steps to reform Russia's society and government.
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Salons helped to spread..?
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Enlightenment ideas
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European art of the 1600s and early 1700s was dominated by a grand, ornate style called..?
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Baroque
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Which is often considered the first true english novel...?
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Pamela
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Who was perhaps the most radical of the royal reformers?
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Joseph II
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How were Thomas Hobbes and Catherine the great similar?
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Both believed that a monarch should have absolute authority
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What were the defining aspects of neoclassical art?
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A simple and elegant style that borrowed ideas and themes from classical Greece and Rome.
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What new form of literature emerged during the 18th century and what were its main characteristics?
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The novel came out with its carefully crafted plots , suspense, character's thoughts and feelings, and the long prose fiction.
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Why were several rulers in 18th century Europe known as enlightened despots?
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Some rulers favored the ideas of an enlightened government, but few refused to give up any of their absolute power.
