Absolutism & the Enlightenment

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What does Absolute Ruler mean?

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A ruler who is involved in all aspects of government and public life.

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During the Age of Absolutism, European monarchs looked to centralize political power in their nations.

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Centralize political power in their nations

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Who was Peter the Great?

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This man promoted Westernization campaigns to make his country more European.

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Who was Louis XIV?

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This man demonstrated absolutism by building Versailles as a way of distracting the French nobility.

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The English Bill of Rights

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created a constitutional monarchy.

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The enlightened legal reforms expressed by Catherine the Great in her Instruction

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supported equality before the law, questioned serfdom, torture and capital punishment.

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During the reign of Charles I of England, what significant events occurred? Options: the English Civil War occurred, Oliver Cromwell emerged as the new military leader, Parliament was dissolved, All of the above.

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All of the above

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The theory justifying a monarch's rule by God's authority is called

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divine right

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Which of these events most directly led to the signing of the English Bill of Rights?
English Civil War,
Glorious Revolution,
Thirty Years War,
Defeat of Spanish Armada

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Glorious Revolution

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This absolute monarch weakened his nobles by forcing them to live with him and occupied them with ridiculous tasks.

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Louis XIV