Absolutism and the Enlightenment

A ruler who has complete authority over government and the lives of the people is also called

• An absolute Monarch

• A democratic King

• a limited monarch

• a constitutional monarch

Government in which a constitution or legislative body limits the monarch’s power. England adopted this form of government after the Glorious Revolution.

• Absolute Monarchy

• Limited Monarchy

• Democratic Government

• None of the above

The belief that authority to rule comes directly from God

• Limited Monarchy

• Absolutism

• Divine Right

• God's Plan

A distribution of military and economic power that prevents any one nation from dominating

• Absolutism

• Balance of Power

• Limited Monarchy

An absolute monarch and King of Spain who advanced Catholic power throughout the world.

• Louis XIV

• Peter the Great

• Catherine the Great

• Philip II

One of Europe's renown absolutist and French king who built a palace at Versailles

• Louis XIV

• Peter the Great

• Philip II

• Oliver Cromwell

Another of the European absolutist. Ruler of Russia who carried out social and economic reforms to modernize the country

• Peter the Great

• Catherine the Great

• Henry the 8th

• Elizabeth I

Which French monarch was considered a prime example of absolute monarchy?

• Louis XIII

• Peter the Great

• Louis XIV

• Catherine the Great

The American Revolution was motivated by the Enlightened idea

• All men are born equal

• Of a distinct class system

• Of the rightful rule of monarchies

• That governments need a central authority

Under Spanish rule, Latin American society was strictly divided into a class system determined by birth. Among the aristocracy were individuals born in Europe or ancestors of European immigrants. This rigid social class system contradicted the Enlightenment idea of

• A two class system

• All humans are born equal

• The importance of birth order