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Mr. Tolley Global History Enlightened Despot Résumés Not all of the leaders contemporary to the Enlightenment were absolute monarchs who ignored the calls for social reform written and supported by the philosophes. Some absolute leaders tried to incorporate Enlightenment ideals while still holding on to power. Furthermore, leaders from outside of Europe displayed enlightened ideals, and even today some leaders have absolute power, but remain popular due to their benevolent and enlightened leadership. These leaders want to challenge our recent choice to replace and have offered their resumes for your review… Peter(I) the Great Ruled: Russia (1682 until 1725) Catherine(II) the Great Ruled: Russia (1762 until 1796) Education: Largely self-educated. Studied ship- Education: From a French governess. Like many building and other Western learning in secret while Russian nobles at the time, Catherine’s French was living in Amsterdam and other European Cities. better than her Russian; she studied Russian by night. Notable Actions and Characteristics Notable Actions and Characteristics Westernized the Russian navy. Abolished the Russian Calendar and adopted the Julian (Western). Exchanged letters with Voltaire and Diderot. ideas would cause revolt in Russia also. Akbar the Great India (1556 until 1605) like Cut off cultural exchanges with France after the French Revolution fearing Enlightenment Forced Russians nobles to cut off their beards or pay an annual tax. Ruled: philosophes Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Rules: Brunei, a small nation bordering Malaysia (1967 until the present) Education: Illiterate, but learned art, music and Education: Graduate of the Royal Military Academy architecture from courtiers who read to him. of Sandhurst, England. Honorary PhD. Notable Actions and Characteristics Notable Actions and Characteristics Constructed “victory pyramids” made from the heads of the men he conquered. Before Bill Gates, the wealthiest man alive. Owns thousands of cars. Granted all Muslims, Hindus and others equal rights. Provides free health care, education, TVs and an amusement park for his people. Created his own religion, the Din-I-Ilahi, which was a combination of all faiths. Has total economic and political control over his country. Mr. Tolley Global History Task One After reviewing the résumés of the Enlightened Despots, fill in the chart below with actions and characteristics that show how these leaders were enlightened and unenlightened. Then, rank each leader in order of preference (1-4, 1 being the highest). Keep in mind what you think an enlightened leader should be like. Leader Peter the Great Catherine the Great Akbar the Great Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Enlightened Unenlightened Rank Mr. Tolley Task Two Global History Answer the following questions in your notes. 1. Which of these leaders should be considered “enlightened?” Why? Which are not enlightened? Why? 2. Should we refer to Akbar and Hassanal Bolkiah as Enlightened Despots? Why or why not? 3. Are these Enlightened Despots different from absolute monarchs? Why or why not? Which type of ruler do you think is better? Why? 4. Who did you rank the highest? The lowest? Why? 5. Would you want to form a social contract with any of these leaders? Why or why not?