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Period: 1501 to
Ancien Régime
Social, economic and political system, during which society was divided into 3 classes. -
Jhohn Locke
A precursor of enlightened ideas, he criticized absolutism and maintained that the State was the result of an agreement between the governed and the rulers, and that it could be broken if it was not governed fairly. -
Louis XIV of France
Absolute monarch, he concentrated all powers based on the idea of the divine origin of the monarchy. -
Montesquieu
To avoid the abuse of power, he defended for the first time the division of the three powers of state. -
Voltaire
He harshly criticized fanaticism and intolerance, defended freedom of expression and a strong monarchy in which freedoms were highlighted. -
Spanish succession war
Fight for the Spanish throne after the death of Charles II, which resulted in the Bourbon dynasty in Spain. -
Enlightenment
Was a cultural and philosophical movement that questions the foundations of the Ancien Régime -
Jean-Jaques Rousseau
He defended the freedom and equality of people. He considered that society corrupted human beings, good by nature. He maintained that sovereignty resides in the people and they reach an agreement to allow a higher power to govern on their behalf. -
Treaty of Utrecht
Distribution of territories after the War of Spanish Succession. -
Encyclopedia
Published by Diderot and D'Alembert in Paris, its objective was to systematize the enormous knowledge that circulated in 18th century Europe, following an alphabetical order. -
Toma de la Bastilla
It marks the beginning of the French Revolution and the end of the Ancien Régime.