Age of Absolutism Review

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Absolute Monarchy: A government where the monarch holds supreme authority.

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A government where the monarch holds supreme authority.

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"I am the state" - Who said this?

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King Louis XIV of France

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Divine Right of Kings: belief that monarchs are appointed by God

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Monarchs are appointed by God.

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Limited Monarchy is also known as?

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Constitutional Monarchy

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Event leading to constitutional monarchy under William and Mary?

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Glorious Revolution

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Palace of Versailles symbolized:

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Power and wealth of the French monarchy.

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Key Enlightenment Thinkers

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John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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Natural rights according to John Locke?

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Life, liberty, and property

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Purpose of the English Bill of Rights?

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Limit monarchy's power; establish rights for Parliament and individuals.

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Czar of Russia who modernized by adopting Western ways.

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Peter the Great