Absolutism and Enlightenment

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What is an Absolute Monarch?

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An Absolute Monarch is a ruler with complete authority over the government and the lives of the people they govern.

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Why were the Huguenots driven from France?

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Louis XIV took away religious freedom.

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Why did Louis XIV require his nobles to live at Versailles?

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So he could make sure no one was plotting against him

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In what war did Frederick the Great prove his military greatness?

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The Seven Years War

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What was Peter the Great's focus when reforming Russia?

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Becoming more like the rest of Europe

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Why did Peter the Great move the capital of Russia from Moscow to St. Petersburg?

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He wanted the capital to be in the west.

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Why was Charles I beheaded during the English Civil War?

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He was found guilty of treason.

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Who ran the government during the Interregnum?

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Parliament

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Who was invited to rule England during the Glorious Revolution?

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William and Mary

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What is Divine Right?

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The idea that monarchs are put on earth by God to rule