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European art was dominated by the style baroque, which was an extremely extravagant style of art, architecture, and music that was prominent during this time.
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Frederick II began his reign over Prussia in 1740. He granted religious freedoms, reduced censorship, and improved education. He also abolished the use of torture.
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A leading philosopher, Denis Diderot, published the first volumes of the Encyclopedia at this time.
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Catherine the Great began to rule over Russia at this time. She ruled with absolute authority, yet wanted to modernize and reform Russia.
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In 1767, Catherine created a commission to review laws in Russia, which included religious freedom and capital punishment.
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New and updated volumes of Diderot came out regularly until 1772.
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Russia, Prussia, and Austria each took a piece of Poland, called the First Partition of Poland.
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Her ideas of enlightenment changed after a massive uprising of serfs.
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Joseph II began his reign over Austria in 1780. He introduced legal reforms and freedom of the press. He supported free worship.
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The end of Frederick II's reign over Prussia was at this time.
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The end of Joseph II's rule over Austria.
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They (Russia, Prussia, and Austria) conquered more of Poland.
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Russia, Prussia, and Austria gained the rest of Poland and it disappeared from the map of Europe; it wasn't considered its own country until after WWI.
