Absolutism

Who was Thomas Hobbes?

• an English Philosopher

• An Absolute Monarch

• A scientist during the Scientific Revolution

• A Jacobin

What did Thomas Hobbes believe in?

• rule by consent of the governed

• a powerful king was the best way to govern a nation

• separation of powers

• freedom of speech

The divine right to rule means

• people have a say in the government decisions

• a dynasty gets its power from the heavens

• a rulers power comes from God

• checks and balances

Which absolute monarch called himself the "sun king"?

• Peter the Great

• Catherine the Great

• King Louis XIV

• Robespierre

Peter the Great was an absolute ruler of?

• Russia

• France

• Spain

• Prussia

What did Peter the Great do for his country?

• he was an enlightened despot

• He allowed political parties

• he traditionalized it

• he westernized it

What was the "window on the West"?

• a warm water port for Russia

• an empire in Europe

• the westernization of Russia

• a desire for gold

Catherine the Great was an

• absolute monarch

• a reformer

• an enlightened despot

• all of the above

What is it called when a king's power is unlimited?

• an absolute monarch

• a constitutional monarch

• a limited monarchy

• a democracy

What limited the king's power in England?

• The Declaration of the Rights of Man

• The Constitution

• The Wealth of Nations

• The Great Compromise