Absolutism to Revolution

Absolutism was

• "the political belief that one ruler should hold all power within the boundaries of the world"

• "the political belief that one ruler should hold all power within the boundaries of a city"

• "the political belief that one ruler should hold all power within the boundaries of a state"

• "the political belief that one ruler should hold all power within the boundaries of a country"

"A major change in European thought, starting in the mid-1500s, in which the study of the natural world began to be characterized by careful observation and the questioning of accepted beliefs"

• Total Revolution

• Atheist Revolution

• Scientific Revolution

• Religious Revolution

"An 18th century European movement in which thinkers attempted to apply the principles of reason and the scientific method to all aspects of society" was called the ________________.

• Renaissance

• Enlightenment

• Reformation

• Renew

This man came up with "a uniform set of laws and eliminated many injustices"

• Napoleon

• Louis XVI

• Marat

• Antoinette

The "George Washington of South America's" real name

• Jose de San Martin

• Miguel Hidalgo

• Simon Bolivar

• Jose Maria Morelos

"The idea that in a government the different branches should be separate but equal"

• separation of powers

• separation of government

• the people rule

• democracy

"The idea in a government that each branch can hold each branch in check, no one branch is more powerful than another"

• federalism

• checks and balances

• democracy

• republicanism

"A document guaranteeing basic political rights in England, drawn up by nobles and approved by King John"

• Articles of Confederation

• Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

• Magna Carta

This document limited the power of the monarchy in England and gave people rights. "It limited royal power."

• French Bill of Rights

• English Bill of Rights

• US Bill of Rights

• Haiti Bill of Rights

This man came up with the "ideas of separation of powers and checks and balances"

• Rousseau

• Voltaire

• Locke

• Montesquieu