1700s
Powdered wigs era
The 1700s refers to the years 1700 through 1799, also called the eighteenth century.
The term usually evokes the Age of Enlightenment, colonial expansion, and revolutions—American and French.
In casual use, 1700s often implies a sense of historical distance: They were still using candles in the 1700s.
The singular 1700 denotes only that specific year.
Excessively elaborate in style
- ornamentationDecorative additions to something
- gildedOverlaid with gold leaf
- VivaldiBaroque composer from Venice
- BachGerman composer surname
Handel · harpsichord · concerto · cantata · opera · frescoes · grandeur · elaborate
Large-scale farming operation
- mercantilismTrade policy favoring exports
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- tobaccoDried smoking leaf
- sugarCrystalline carbohydrate sweetener
indigo · frontier · missionaries · territory · expansion
Basis or justification
- philosophyStudy of fundamental truths
- VoltaireFrench Enlightenment satirist
- RousseauFrench surname, philosopher or painter
- LockeEnglish empiricist philosopher's surname
Montesquieu · Hume · Kant · Diderot · encyclopedia · empiricism · rationalism · salons
Freedom from external control
- libertyAbsence of unjust constraint
- BastilleParis fortress-prison
- guillotineVertical beheading apparatus
- JacobinsFrench revolutionary faction
republic · constitution · patriots · rebellion · uprising · democracy · nationalism · sedition
Renaissance-rooted architectural style
- symmetryInvariance under transformation
- porticoColumned covered entryway
- pedimentTriangular architectural crowning element
- townhouseAttached multi-floor urban residence
terrace · facade · fanlight · stucco · balustrade · cornice · ashlar · pilasters
Confined, bordered space
- textileMaterial from woven fibers
- ironworksIndustrial metalworking facility
- canalsConstructed water passages
- coalCombustible sedimentary rock
factories · mechanization · looms · manufacturing · apprenticeship · guilds · workshops · turnpike
rococo
Excessively elaborate in style
- ornamentationDecorative additions to something
- gildedOverlaid with gold leaf
- VivaldiBaroque composer from Venice
Bach · Handel · harpsichord · concerto · cantata · opera · frescoes · grandeur · elaborate · Versailles
plantation
Large-scale farming operation
- mercantilismTrade policy favoring exports
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- tobaccoDried smoking leaf
sugar · indigo · frontier · missionaries · territory · expansion
reason
Basis or justification
- philosophyStudy of fundamental truths
- VoltaireFrench Enlightenment satirist
- RousseauFrench surname, philosopher or painter
Locke · Montesquieu · Hume · Kant · Diderot · encyclopedia · empiricism · rationalism · salons · skepticism
independence
Freedom from external control
- libertyAbsence of unjust constraint
- BastilleParis fortress-prison
- guillotineVertical beheading apparatus
Jacobins · republic · constitution · patriots · rebellion · uprising · democracy · nationalism · sedition · boycott
Palladian
Renaissance-rooted architectural style
- symmetryInvariance under transformation
- porticoColumned covered entryway
- pedimentTriangular architectural crowning element
townhouse · terrace · facade · fanlight · stucco · balustrade · cornice · ashlar · pilasters · Bath
enclosure
Confined, bordered space
- textileMaterial from woven fibers
- ironworksIndustrial metalworking facility
- canalsConstructed water passages
coal · factories · mechanization · looms · manufacturing · apprenticeship · guilds · workshops · turnpike
1700s2000s
First decade, 2000s
21st century · modern era · contemporary times · prehistoric era · Stone Age
1700sdigital age
Epoch of computerized life
information age · space age · atomic age · computer age · social media age