U1. 18th century. age of enlightenment

U1. 18th century. age of enlightenment

1. Unit 1
18
th
Century:
The Age of Enlightenment
IES CAMILO JOSÉ CELA
Teacher: RocíoBautista

2. Introduction
What happened at
the end of the 18
th
Century… in 1789??

3. Introduction
18
th
Century period of changesthat marked
the transitionbetween the Modern Age & the
Contemporary Age.
Satirical print from 1789 depicting the Third
Estate carrying the clergy and nobility on its back

4. ANCIEN RÉGIME
(Old Regime)
Stratified society
(privileged VS non-privileged)
Agrarian
economy. Scarce
industry; controlled
by guilds.
Mercantilism
Modern Age
(situation before 1789)
Renaissance &
Baroque art
Absolutism
ENLIGHTENMENT
Growth of the bourgeoisie.
Criticism of stratified society
Economic
liberalismRococo & Neoclassical art
18
th
Century
Enlightened
despotism
Increased
importance of
industry. New
production
methods.