Absolutism and the Enlightenment

Define Absolutism

• When a ruler has complete power

• When everyone else is completely wrong

• When the monarchy has limited power

• When Mr. Miller yells at people

What is a monarchy?

• Government ruled by a president

• Government ruled by a dictator

• Government ruled by a King or Queen

• Government ruled by an Emperor

What allowed for the rise of absolute monarchs?

• Divine right of Kings

• Europeans craved order after a chaotic time during the 30 Years war and Reformation

• Kings felt entitled because no one opposed them

• The people cowered before the prestige of the throne

What was Louis XIV's nickname

• The Dumb King

• The Fat King

• The Sun King

• The God King

What was the implication of King Louis XIV's nickname?

• That everything revolved around him

• That he shined bright like the sun

• He had fair skin

• He WAS the sun

What was Louis XIV's main accomplishment?

• Moving the French capital

• Palace at Versailles

• Tunnels under Vaqouis

• The Guillotine

Charles I violated what document?

• Bill of Rights

• Constitution

• Magna Carta

• Treaty of Tordesillas

Peter the Great was known for what action

• Building the Palace at Versailles

• Violating the Magna Carta

• Making Russia a nuclear power

• Moving the Russian Capital to St. Petersburg

What was Louis XIV's famous quote?

• I am your father

• Four Score and Seven years ago

• Another one bites the dust

• The State, it is me

Who was the King of England at the beginning of the English Civil War?

• Charles I

• Charles II

• Charles III

• Charles IV