Final Exam

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Louis XIV (absolute monarch of France in the 1600s) built a lavish palace south of Paris called:

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Versailles

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This absolute monarch westernized Russia (1682-1725) after visiting France and other countries in Western Europe before becoming Czar

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Peter the Great

Front

The English Bill of Rights restored absolute monarchy in Britain.

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False

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This is the belief that King or Queens are chosen by God to rule:

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Divine Right of King

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What is Absolutism?

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When monarchs are given complete control over everything.

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No country has ever had an absolute monarchy.

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False

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This document limited the government's power and established key legal principles.

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Magna Carta

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Political system in which a ruler has complete authority over the government and the lives of the people

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Absolute Monarchy

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Who was forced to sign the Magna Carta?

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King John

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What is divine right?

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The right to rule was given to the monarch by God.