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1 I. Eighteenth-Century Culture II. Eighteenth-Century Society
Copyright © 2008, Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Longman

2 I. Eighteenth-Century Culture
A. The Enlightenment Philosophes B. The Spirit of the Enlightenment Voltaire Philosophical Letters Concerning the English Nation Candide David Hume The Persian Letters (1721) The Spirit of the Laws (1748) Deism Cesare Beccaria C. The Impact of the Enlightenment. Legal reform Joseph II Patent of Toleration (1781) religious toleration Adam Smith laissez-faire Copyright © 2008, Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Longman

3 II. Eighteenth-Century Society
A. The Nobility Entailed estates Consumption Salons B. The Bourgeoisie Bourgeois Values Leisure and Entertainment Academies, clubs Coffeehouses, tearooms Family Life Companionate Marriage Houses bedrooms hallways Copyright © 2008, Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Longman

4 C. The Masses Increased fertility Decreased mortality Agricultural improvements New Staples corn, potatoes Plight of the Poor Hospitals, workhouses, and prisons Popular Culture Village festivals Blood sports dog-fighting, bearbaiting Taverns, alehouses Cereal Crops in Europe Copyright © 2008, Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Longman


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