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18th Century Word Chain #3

How well do you know the 18th century?
The chain is created only by the words YOU fill in (NOT those pre-filled in)
Your answers must begin with the last letter of the previous answer and end with the first letter of the next answer.
Part 1 HERE and 2 HERE
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Last updated: January 7, 2023
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Queen executed by guillotine in 1792
Marie ANTOINETTE
D. Diderot et al. publish this (1751-1766)
ENCYCLOPÉDIE
Philosophical movement which promoted reason
ENLIGHTENMENT
Region conquered by the Qing dynasty in 1720
TIBET
Half the population of this African city dies of famine between 1738-1756
TIMBUKTU
This province, established in British Canada, bans slavery in 1793
UPPER CANADA
Period in Europe defined by an unrestrained (monarchial) power
ABSOLUTISM
This world's second (and first water-powered) cotton mill is launched in 1742
MARVEL's Mill
American city founded by Spanish settlers in 1781
LOS ANGELES
Global conflict (1756-1763) which some call the first world war
SEVEN YEARS' War
Violin concertos composed by A. Vivaldi
The Four SEASONS
B. Huntsmen develops this improved alloy (c. 1740)
modern STEEL
This King of France dies in 1715 after 72 years of reign
LOUIS XIV
A triangular decorative cloth worn by women over the stomach as part of the bodice
STOMACHER
A style, also known as Late Baroque, characteristic by assymetry and ornamentation
ROCOCO
East India Company begins smuggling this drug from Bengal to China
OPIUM
A pejorative term for an ultra-fashionable fellow; a sort of subculture of 1760s-1780s
MACARONI
This major uprising agaist British rule is eventually suppressed (1798)
IRISH Rebellion
Revolution against French rule begins in 1791 and will end in this country's independence in 1804
HAITI
This period of regional cooling peaks in 1750
Little ICE AGE
This Swiss mathematician develops the theory of trigonometry and logarithms
Leonhard EULER
This Swiss philosopher writes The Social Contract and Emile, or On Education
Jean-Jacques ROUSSEAU
W. Herschel discovers this astronomical object in 1781
URANUS
T. Newcomen invents and J. Watt enhances this new technology
STEAM engine
The Indian subcontinent is dominated by this empire
MARATHA
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