Absolutism - Review

During the Age of Absolutism, European monarchs looked to

• Develop better relations with muslim rulers

• Centralize political power in their nations

• Encourage the growth of political farms

• Increase human rights for citizens

The primary goal of monarch during the age of absolutism was to

• Maintain peaceful relation with other nations

• Prevent contact with areas in the middle east

• Support political freedom of the middle class within their nations

• Control the economic, political and religious power of their nation

What did Louis XIV do to keep the nobility under his thumb?

• Told them he was a God

• Made them unable to get good paying government jobs so they relied on him for their money

• Made them farm the land

• Made them worship the commoners

Louis XIV built this massive, ornate palace -- largely funded by the taxpayers of his country.

• Windsor Castle

• Versailles

• St. Petersburg

• Fontainebleau

What is an absolute monarch?

• A king or queen that has complete power

• A ruler that must consult with Parliament before taking action

• A Congress that can make laws approved by a President

• A king or queen that has limited power

He ruled France

• Peter the Great 
• Louis the XIV
• Both 

His main goal was Westernization 

• Louis the XIV
• Peter the Great 
• Both 

He ruled Russia

• Peter the Great
• Louis the XIV
• Both 

Divine Right of Kings is the theory that . . . 

• Kings are Gods and all people must worship the king
• Kings rule because God chose them to rule
• Kings should only be advised by clergy
• Kings should be running the churches in their kingdoms

Leader of France who was nicknamed the "Sun King".

• King Louis XIV
• King Phillip II
• Queen Elizabeth I
• King James II