Absolutism

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What is absolutism?

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When the ruler has complete control

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Which of the following was NOT an absolute monarch? Louis XIV, Phillip II, John Locke, Peter the Great

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John Locke

Front

Which monarch helped modernize Russia?

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Peter the Great

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Which monarch was known as the Sun King?

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Louis XIV

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What made James I an absolute ruler?

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He believed in Divine Right.

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What is Divine Right?

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Belief that the King received his power to rule by God

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What limited the power of the monarch in a constitutional monarchy that was absent in the absolute monarchy?

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constitution

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A bloodless overthrow of the England ruler King James II.

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Glorious Revolution

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Created to give more rights to the people of England.

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English Bill of Rights

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The principal royal residence of France from 1682 under Louis XIV until the start of the French Revolution in 1789 under Louis XVI.

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Versailles