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Frederick the Great (1712-1786)or Frederick II was King of Prussia from 1740-1786. Frederick was famous for modernizing Prussia, religious tolerance, and being an advocate of the Enlightenment
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Scientific Experiments can be traced back to the enlightenment because Ben Franklin, a famous American Enlightenment Figure, conducted these experiments to discover the laws of nature. Questioning authority (respectfully) for better reasoning can be traced back to the Great Awakening because it was brought forth after the Great Awakening took place.
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Because of the numerous reforms which she made to Russia during her reign, however she wasn't a total despot because she let the nobels ginfluence her decisions greatly. It had nothing to do with the fact she was married to Peter III - she had her lover murder him so that she could become ruler.
Catherine the Great was known as an "Enlightened Despot," because she reigned during the Age of the Enlightenment when she and other monarchs like her such as Frederick the Great and Joseph II, began to understand the concepts of reason, natural law and other ideas being developed at the time by various philosophers. Most importantly, the "enlightened despot" realized that even though she or he had monarchic powers, they had an obligation to use those powers for the good of their subjects rather than just for themselves.
The answer is A Frederick the Great.
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Frederick the Great (1712-1786)or Frederick II was King of Prussia from 1740-1786. Frederick was famous for modernizing Prussia, religious tolerance, and being an advocate of the Enlightenment
Fredrick II the Great of Prussia.
The Great Awakening is about feeling and emotion and The Enlightenment is about logic and reason.
The Great Awakening is about feeling and emotion and The Enlightenment is about logic and reason.
You need to answer this prompt. Your teacher is looking for your critical thinking skills and how well you understood the lesson. They aren't looking for our thinking. I will say that in the question there is a contradiction. A person who is a despot isn't enlightened because of the very fact they are a despot.
The major enlightened despots were Frederick the Great of Prussia, Catherine the Great of Russia and Joseph II of Austria.
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