Absolute Monarchs

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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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As feudalism declined, the power of kings ---

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increased

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

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Spain and Russia

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Henry the VIII ruled what country?

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England

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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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Which of the following did the Glorious Revolution bring to England’s throne? James I, Charles I, Peter the Great, William and Mary

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William and Mary

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The French monarch who declared "I am the State"

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Louis XIV