2. The ENLIGHTENMENT

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Social Studies Mind Map on 2. The ENLIGHTENMENT, created by Rita Pons Ameller on 15/10/2014.
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2. The ENLIGHTENMENT
  1. Movement that promoted knowledge, science and education to reform society
    1. NO ANCIEN RÉGIME! YES NEW IDEAS!
      1. Main princples
        1. REASON
          1. Only real source of knowledge
            1. NO beliefs and dogma
          2. LEARINING and TEACHING
            1. Essential
              1. They want to educate and 'enlighten' society
              2. EQUALITY and LIBERTY
                1. Key elements
                  1. Everyone - same legal rights and freedoms!
              3. Political thinkers
                1. MONTESQUIEU
                  1. Division of power
                  2. VOLTAIRE
                    1. Parliament
                    2. ROSSEAU
                      1. Popular sovereignty
                    3. ENLIGHTENED DESPOTISM
                      1. New form of government, Europe, 18th century.
                        1. OBJECTIVE: absolute monarchy + Enlightenment ideas to improve life quality and modernise the country.
                          1. Examples
                            1. Carlos III of Spain
                              1. Frederick II the Great of Prussia
                                1. Joseph II of Austria
                                  1. Catherine II the Great of Russia
                                2. SPANISH WAR OF SUCCESSION (1701-1714)
                                  1. to become king of Spain.
                                    1. Philip of Anjou
                                      1. Official heir
                                        1. France + the Crown of Castille
                                      2. vs
                                        1. Archduke Charles of Austria
                                          1. Austria, Great Britain and the Crown of Aragón
                                          2. The treaties of Uttrecht and Rastatt
                                            1. Philip - king of Spain as Felipe V - Bourbon dinasty
                                              1. Some Spain's territories to Austria. Gibraltar and Menorca - Great Britain.
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