Absolutism Review

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A form of government with unlimited power held by one individual

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Absolutism

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Theory that justified absolutism by claiming that absolute power came directly from God

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Divine Right

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Which of the following is/are advantages of Absolute monarchs? Thoughts/needs of other people not considered, It is fast because only one person needs to make decisions, Military can be used against the people

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It is fast because only one person needs to make decisions

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This began as a religious war between Protestants and Catholics

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Thirty Years War

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What granted religious toleration to Huguenots (French Protestants)?

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Edict of Nantes

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Which of the following is true about France under Louis XIV? Heaviest tax burden on the poor, Constant Warfare, Both of these

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Both of these

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Louis XIV was known as the ________ King?

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Sun

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Phillip II was king of?

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Spain

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Peter the Great was Czar (KING) of?

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Russia

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Which nation put its KING on trial and executed him?

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England