ABSOLUTISM VOCAB 2020

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Ruler with complete authority over government and people's lives

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Absolute Monarch

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Ruler's authority from God

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Divine Right

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Distribution of military & economic power to prevent any nation from becoming too strong.

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Balance of power.

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Government where constitution limits monarch's powers

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Constitutional or Limited Monarchy

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A government where power is held by a few wealthy individuals.

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Oligarchy

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Landowning Nobles in Russia under the Tsars

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Boyar

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Ruler of the Russian Empire

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Czar (Tsar)

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Protestant differing from the Church of England

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Dissenter

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Parliamentary advisers to the king met in a small room.

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Cabinet

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Ruler with unlimited power

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Autocrat