The Thinking Era aka The Enlightenment Era

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    Paris

    Paris had the enlightenment ideas and also the people. They were all in Paris because that's was where the intelligence would be and where it was most known. The most intelligent people with the brightest ideas from both sides which equals The Central of Intelligence!
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    The Expansion of Ideas and Thoughts

    In the beginning of the 1700s, the world had ideas and those ideas were in Paris. The Heart of Intelligence. People like Catherine the Great or Kings and Queens would visit and share their ideas and thoughts.
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    Louis Vigee

    LeBruh was one of the most known celebrated portrait painters artists. He reflected all on and upon the enlightenment spirit. The wanted to see the new judgment and the new hierarchy.
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    Salons In Paris

    Salons were meant to share there ideas, thoughts, and intelligence to other people. They could make friends and hope they have similar or interesting. That's what the Salons were for back then.
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    Age of Enlightenment

    This made Europeans that wanted to turn into painters made paintings, architecture, music, and literature. There was also baroque which is a grand, ornate style.That was a style that they used in their houses. Mozart was a musician that made music that was peaceful and another musician was Beethoven. He used a piano, string instruments, and symphonies.
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    Fredrick II

    Fredrick the II is the King of Prussia. He wanted to make the people happier by promoting the ideas and thoughts and expanding them across Prussia." I must enlighten my people, cultivate their manners and make them as happy as human beings can be, or as happy as the means at my disposal permit." Fredrick wanted to change Prussia by abolished the torture and they only went to a certain extent. He wanted to improve education, give religious freedom, and reduce censorship.
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    The Encyclopedia was Created

    The Encyclopedia was meant for teaching people in Europe. "The Book of Intelligence" had the knowledge of science, art, technology, government, and much more. The Encyclopedia was made by Diderot in 1752. They published many versions by 1772.
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    Catherine the Great

    Catherine was the controller for Russia. And she wanted to have access to the Black Sea and she was ready to kill the Ottoman Turks at all cost. After they fought, Russia won and destroyed the Turks with all the firepower they had. But, Russia had one specific rule they couldn't break and that was they couldn't send ships from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean Sea.
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    Catherine Forming a Surprise

    Catherine the Great wanted to form a commission and she did. She presented a proposal based on ideas and thoughts from Montesquieu and Beccaria. She allowed religious toleration and freedom. She abolished torture and capital punishment.
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    Catherine the Great Fighting Once Again

    There were upcoming serfs heading towards Catherine and her army demolished and annihilated them.
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    Joseph II

    He was the the royal reformer for Austria. His successor was Mara Theresa, she was introduced to legal reforms/freedom of press. She had supported freedom of worship. He wanted people to have religious freedom.
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    Poland Disappearing in the Mist?

    Poland had been forgotten or just disappeared because Austria, Russia, and Prussia wanted and became greedy for more land.