1. The Enlightenment Spreads
How does the spread of Enlightenment ideas affect the western world?
An Enlightenment Salon

2. I. Salons, were places people met to discuss current issues, causing Enlightenment ideas spread throughout Europe
A. Enlightenment influenced the writing of the encyclopedia & made neoclassical art popular
B. Many countries tried to ban ideas that criticize church or government
C. Some monarchs embraced these ideas (Enlightened Despots)
1. They include Frederick II of Prussia, Joseph II of Austria and Catherine the Great of Russia

3. Enlightenment Influences Western Society
Enlightenment Idea
Philosopher
Inspires
Natural Rights that Gov protects
Locke
Am. Rev & Lat Am Revs, inalienable rts
Power should check power
Montesquieu
Separation of power, checks & balances
Freedom of expression
Voltaire
Freedom of speech & religion
Rights for the accused
Beccaria
legal rights, judicial rev
Will of the people
Rousseau
French Rev, direct voting, laws to protect rights
Gender Equality
Wollstonecraft
Women’s rights & co-education