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  (date of death) He was an english philosopher that believed in absolutism. Wrote "Leviathan" and believes all people should give up their power and rights to an absolute monarchy.
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  (Date of death) Believed in Natural rights, life, liberty and property, seperation of church and state, that the human mind is a blank slate at birth and is filled with experience through life, he founded modern democracy and believed in consent of governed and to rebel if government doesnt protect.
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  (death) believed in political liberty, seperation of powers, check and balances, he is the blue print for U.S. Constitution.
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  he restored the high courts of France the ancient right to evaluate royal decrees publicly in writing before they were registered and given the force of law.
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  It is important because he rebelled against his family's wishes in early years by embracing culture, literature, poetry and fine prose in Frence, the language his father hated.
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  She took the thrown in Russia
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  Denis Diderot began publishing first volumes in the encyclopedia
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  Beginning of Reconstruction in Prussia
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  Catherine appointed a special legislative commission to prepare a new law code. She restricted torture and allowed limited religious toleration.
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  An uprising of the serfs influenced by Emelian Pugachev. He issued decrees abolishing serfdom, tazes and army service.
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  (date of death) believed in individual freedom, civilization currupted people's natural goodness, direct democracy and that "Man is born free, but everywhere in chains" he wrote "Social Contract"
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  Took thrown in Austria. He controlled the established Catholic Church, granted religious toleration and civic rights to Protestants and Jews.
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  Catherine formalized the nobility's privileged position, freeing novles forever from taxes and state service.
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  had influence on the Justice System, wrote on Crimes and Pinishments, inspired the 8th amendment in the U.S.
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  Very Persuasive, believed in equality of women.