AP 2024 U3 Q2

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Absolutism is

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a political theory that suggests that power should be concentrated in the hands of a single ruler or authority.

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Divine Right of Kings is

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a political and religious doctrine that states that a monarch derives their authority directly from God and is therefore not subject to earthly authority or questioning.

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English Bill of Rights is

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A document that established rights and liberties for the English people and limited the powers of the monarchy.

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In England, the men picked by the landed gentry to maintain peace in counties of England were called

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Justices of the Peace

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In France, royal officials sent to provinces to execute the orders of the crown were called

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Intendents

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In Russia, the order of society place the ____ at the top

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boyars

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To maintain power in Russia, Ivan the Terrible created the oprichnina or

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secret police

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Peter the Great of Russia was a member of the

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Romanov

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All of the following are true about Peter the Great EXCEPT: divided Russia into 50 provinces, opened public schools, replaces tax farming with salaried officials, created a senate to advise government while he was away

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opened public schools

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To ensure loyalty to the sultan in the Ottoman Empire, administrators came from

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the devshirme system