Ms. Simonsen\’s World History Class

censorship: restricting access to ideas and information

salons: informal social gathering at which writers, artists, and philosophes, and others exchanged ideas

enlightened despot: absolute ruler who uses his or her power to bring about political or social change

Frederick the Great: Prussian king who became an enlightened despot and created reforms for a more efficient government

Catherine the Great: empress of Russia who became an enlightened despot and believed in ideas of equality and liberty