Absolutism

A monarch is subject to no earthly authority, deriving the right to rule directly from the will of God.

• Divine Right

• Versailles

• Absolutism

• Czar

Known as the Sun King and the ruler of France

• King James II

• King Phillip

• Louis XIV

• Louis XXI

The principal royal residence of France from 1682 under Louis XIV until the start of the French Revolution in 1789 under Louis XVI

• Absolutism

• Versailles

• Divine Right

• Czar

a political theory that absolute power should be vested in one or more rulers

• Divine Right

• Absolutism

• Versailles

• Renaissance

Who was Peter the Great?

• This man promoted Westernization campaigns to make his country more European

• This man demonstrated absolutism by building the city Versailles as a way of distracting the French nobility

• This man didn't believe that the average person was intelligent enough to participate in government, which led him to believe that enlightened monarchy was best

• This man thought that humans were naturally greedy and chaotic and would need a large government to control them

How did Frederick William the Great build Prussia into a European power?

• By investing heavily in the growth of his army.
• By seeking to control territories in North America.
• By forging an alliance with England.
• By seeking diplomatic recognition from other leaders.

What body in England placed limits on the powers of the monarchs?

• The Church
• Parliament
• Universities
• Foreign governments

How did rulers become the new leaders of a country?

• Voted in by the people

• Given the title by their friends

• Brought in from another nation

• They are in the bloodlines of previous rulers

How did Louis XIV maintain absolute rule in France?

• He weakened the power of the nobles by forcing them to be his servants.

• He had an alliance with Nazi Germany.

• He was allies with Martin Luther.

The following could be said about Phillip II’s legacy

• It was a success because he spent his money wisely and left Spain wealthy

• It was an economic failure because he left Spain poor after a lot of spending on wars.

• He is relatively unknown as a monarch

• His dad Charles V was more well known