Absolute Monarchy

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What type of power is held by an absolute monarch?

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Power over all aspects of a nation's social, political, economic, and cultural identity.

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Divine right refers to the belief that...

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monarchs received the right to absolute power from God

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Many European leaders ruled as absolute monarchs from the 1400s into the 1700s. The situation in England was different because the powers of the monarchy were limited. This type of monarch is called...

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Limited/Constitutional

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From this map, which nations in 1700 were also defined by monarchs?

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Spain and Russia

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Louis the XIV ruled what country?

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France

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During the Age of Absolutism (1600's and 1700's) European monarchies sought to ______________.

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centralize political power in their nation

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Who expanded Russia into Siberia?

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Ivan the Terrible

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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

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How did Ivan the Terrible's rule impact Russia's territorial expansion?

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It resulted in the expansion of Russia's territory.