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Flashcards by FERNANDO MONDRAGON BARRERA, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by FERNANDO MONDRAGON BARRERA
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| Question | Answer |
| frederick the great | He invited voltaire to his court and south his advise on how to be an enlightened ruler. he did away with the torture of accused criminals, improved the education system, allowed his subjects to believe as the wish in religion. |
| peter the great | he was responsable for trying to make Russia a part of Europe after centuries of domination by the mongols. |
| catherine the great | Catherine deposed her husband and rule as an autocrat. she read the works of Montesquieu and Voltaire and importe western culture to Russia. she received and codified Russian law,patronized the art, created hospitals, and undertook other public werfare projects |
| Maria Theresa | She established a national army. limited power of the catholic church. revised the tax system and the bureaucracy. reduce the power of the lord over the serf. |
| Joseph II | furthered the reforms of his mother. he abolished serfdom and introduced a single tax for everyone, a physiocratic idea. he granted religious tolerance to Calvinist and lutherans and eliminated many of the restriction of jews. he abolished capital punishment. reformed the education and judicial system and established hospitals |
| leopold II | Was forced to back away from these reforms as a way to quell a series of peasant and aristocratic revolts |
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