Question

I need help in World History!! Pleasee

Answer 1

What are the qualities of an enlightened ruler? Chinese leaders sought inspiration from the philosophy of Confucianism. Muslim rulers applied the teachings of the Quran to their governments. Christianity and the classical teachings of Greece and Rome influenced European emperors and kings. In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, Enlightenment philosophers theorized about the ideal government. Although their views varied, their collective works shaped modern governments.
The following ideas are a few of the most important Enlightenment principles:
• Government exists to protect the people.
• Individuals sacrifice some freedom in turn for the general good or general will.
• If the government gravely abuses its trust, the people have the right to establish a new government.
• Tolerance of different cultures or ideas promotes justice and peace.
• Leaders should be well educated and support education and culture.
• All people have basic human rights that cannot be denied by any government.
As you read the chapters from Unit 5, review the accomplishments of each of the following leaders. Based on the ideas you study in Chapter 10, which of these leaders do you think best represents the ideas of the Enlightenment? Choose one leader to evaluate.
*Note: These leaders represent a variety of the cultures you have studied this semester. Some of the leaders pre-date or follow the Enlightenment period; your job is to decide if
their reign was beneficial to their respective empire.
Leaders:
Yong Le (Yongle), Ming Dynasty (1403–1424) Suleyman, the Ottoman Empire (1494–1566) Elizabeth I, England (1533–1603)
Akbar, the Mogul Empire (1542–1605)
Shah Abbas, the Safavid Empire (1588–1629) Peter the Great, Russia (1672–1725)
Maria Theresa, Hapsburg Dynasty (1724–1780) Frederick II (Frederick the Great), Prussia (1740–1786)
Joseph II, Austrian Empire (1741–1790) Catherine the Great, Russia (1762–1796) Napoleon, the French Empire (1769–1821)
Queen Victoria, Great Britain and Ireland (1819–1901) Jhansi Ki Rani, India (1828–1858)

Answer 2

Realpolitik. An understanding of the actual dynamics of power in his region.

Most rulers want what's best...the enlightened ones know how to get it to their people.