Age of Absolutism

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Which is the best definition for Absolutism?

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A monarch has complete control over a government and people.

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Authority derived from God.

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Divine Right

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What are some things Absolute Monarchs need to be successful? Options: Money, Strong Military, Wicked cool beards and funny hats, An educated populace, Equality among men and women

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Money, Strong Military

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This country was originally the most powerful due to the extreme wealth it had acquired from its colonies.

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Spain

Front

Spain justified its aggressive military tactics with other nations by claiming it was the "Defender of _________________"

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the Catholic Faith

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Henry IV of France became an absolute monarch by

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Increasing the power of the government while decreasing the power of the nobles.

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Louis XIV was known as the

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Sun King

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Louis XIV was known to have spent his country into debt with lavish expenditures like Versailles.

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Versailles

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Peter the Great's goal was to _______________ Russia.

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Modernize

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The first thing Peter the Great did on taking power was begin to build the largest _____________ in all of Europe.

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Army