Absolute Monarchs

A person who reigns over an empire (such as King, Queen)

• Dictator

• Monarch

• President

What is a synonym for absolute?

• Total

• Little

• Powerful

Who was an absolute monarch in France?

• Peter the Great

• King Ferdinand

• King Louis XIV

What was the name of the palace that King Louis XIV restored?

• Versailles

• Montenegro

• Bastille

Which is a characteristic of an absolute monarch?

• Becomes ruler by force

• Well-loved by all their people

• Centralizes power

Divine right is the idea that the King...

• is God

• got their power to rule from God

• has a lot of faith in God

Peter the Great was from...

• France

• Spain

• Russia

Peter the Great built a new capital called...

• St. Petersburg

• Moscow

• Paris

Peter the Great wanted his people to "westernize." This means...

• to become more independent

• to become more like the West

• start trading with China

With the Enlightenment era, the people began to realize they didn't like all the power of absolute monarchs, so...

• they moved to new countries

• they became more educated

• they had revolutions!