What Do You Know About the Opera The Magic Flute and Their Artists Flashcards

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This composer wrote the Magic Flute.
Mozart
This composer, known for his creativity and originality, died at the age of 35.
Mozart
In his most radical of reforms, this ruler abolished serfdom and ordered that peasants be paid for their labor.
Joseph ll
The _______ & ________ helped spread Enlightenment ideas in Europe.
Encyclopedia, salons
This ruler eventually put in place limited reforms, but did little to improve the life of Russian peasants.
Catherine the Great
This ruler was the most admired by the philosophes, and ruled Russia from 1762-1796.
Catherine the Great
This ruler was considered the most radical of royal reformers.
Joseph ll
These individuals supported the philosophes' ideas. But they had no intention of giving up any power.
Enlightened Despots
This ruler finally won access to the Black Sea after two wars withj the Ottoman Empire.
Catherine the Great
This radical reformer was the son and successor of Maria Theresa.
Joseph ll
This term absolute ruler.
Despot
This author wrote "Tom Jones", a story about an orphon who travels all over Europe to win the hand of his lady.
Henry Fielding
This author wrote "Pamela", which is considered the first true English novel.
Samuel Richardson
Writers in the 18th century developed a new form of literature, known as the _______.
Novel
European art of the 1600s and early 1700s had been dominated by the _______ style.
Baroque