Ch17Sec3GR

Guided Reading 17-3

I. The Enlightenment brought important changes in art, ­­­­­­­­­­­____________________, and literature.

A. By the 1730s, a new artistic style known as ­­­­­­­­­­­____________________ had spread over Europe.

B. The eighteenth century was one of the greatest periods in the history of ­­­­­­­­­­­____________________ music.

1. Johann Sebastian ­­­­­­­­­­­____________________ was one of the greatest composters of all time.

2. Wolfgang Amadeus ­­­­­­­­­­­____________________ was a true child prodigy of the age.

C. The eighteenth century was important in the development of the European ­­­­­­­­­­­____________________.

II. Enlightenment thought had an effect on ­­­­­­­­­­­____________________ life in European states.

A. Frederick II of ­­­­­­­­­­­____________________ was well-versed in the ideas of the Enlightment.

B. Joseph II of Austria said, “Philosophy is the ­­­­­­­­­­­____________________ of my empire”

C. Catherine II of Russia said Diderot’s ­­­­­­­­­­­____________________ theories “would have turned everything in my kingdom upside down.”

III. The philosophes ­­­­­­­­­­­____________________ war as a foolish waste of life and resources.

A. In 1740, a major war broke out in connection with the succession to the ­­­­­­­­­­­____________________ throne.

B. The ­­­­­­­­­­­____________________ Years’ War had three major areas of conflict: Europe, India, and North America.

C. The struggle between Britain and France in the rest of the world, known as the ­­­­­­­­­­­____________________, was fought in India and North America.