Absolutism & The Enlightenment

Absolutism was:

• a form of royal government.

• a philosophical movement.

• an intellectual position.

Louis XIV built ______ as a symbol of royal wealth and power.

• Aranjuez Palace

• Versailles

Louis XIV was an absolute monarch who ruled ______ from 1638-1715.

• France

• Spain

• Russia

"Divine right" refers to:

• the assertion that economical determinism should rule social relations.

• the foundation of a democratic state.

• the assertion that monarchical power derived from God.

Peter I ruled ________ from 1672 to 1725.

• France

• Spain

• Russia

• Prussia

Louis XIV (France) and Philip II (Spain) were both:

• Protestant

• Calvinist

• Eastern Orthodox

• Catholic

Rationalism comes form the word:

• Rat

• Result

• Reason

• Revolution

Rationalism was a:

• historical period

• philosophical movement

• dogma

Rationalism uses _____ to solve big questions.

• faith

• dogma

• logic

Rationalism favors reason over ________.

• faith

• logic

• media