Unit 5: Absolutism, Enlightenment and Revolution Vocabulary

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The acceptance or belief that a monarch should control everything about a nation and is not restricted by law or unwritten norms is known as:

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Absolutism

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What is a monarchy that exists alongside and as part of a set of written laws, where the monarchs do not have total power in the government?

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Constitutional Monarchy

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What is the political and religious belief that God gives the royal family, and the king in particular, the right to rule?

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Divine Right

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What is a system of government that is ruled by a King or Queen that usually gain power by inheriting it through their family?

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Monarchy

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What is a 1628 document in England that helped citizens gain rights and limited some of the power of the English monarchy?

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Petition of Right

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The supreme power or authority held by a ruler, usually a monarch, is known as:

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Sovereignty

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A gathering of people in the 17th & 18th centuries that discussed trendy Enlightened topics, art, society, and politics is known as a:

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Salon

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A group of unchanging moral principles that are a foundation for all human rights is known as:

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Natural Law

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What is the belief/theory that opinions and actions should be based on reason and knowledge rather than religious belief?

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Rationalism

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A forcible overthrow of a government or social order, in favor of a new system, is called a:

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Revolution