Enlightenment

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DAVID LIMON GONZALEZ
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Frederick the Great (1740-1786) -Put away with the torture of accused criminal -Improved the educational system -Allowed his subjects to believe as they wish
Peter the Great (1682-1725) -Try to make Russia part of Europe -Extended control in the Russian church
Catherine the Great (1762-1796) -Imported Western culture -Codified Russian law -Patrozined the arts -Created hospitals -Undertook public welfare projects
Maria Theresa (1740-1780) -Establish a national army -Limited the power of the Catholic Church -Reduce the power of the lord over the serfs -Improve the education system
Joseph II (1780-1790) -Abolished serfdom -Introduced taxes -Granted religious tolerance -Eliminated many restrictions on Jews -Abolished capital punishment -Reformed the educational and judicial system -Established hospitals
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