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Enlightened Despotism: Reforming Monarchs and Limits of Change
Analyze how monarchs like Frederick II of Prussia, Joseph II of Austria, and Catherine the Great adopted Enlightenment principles while preserving autocratic power.
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The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment
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Analyze how new empirical methods and rationalist thought during the Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment transformed understandings of nature, human society, and political authority.
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