Absolute Monarchy

What type of power is held by an absolute monarch?

• Power over all aspects of a nation's social, political, economic, and cultural identity.

• Extensive power, but limited by a constitution and the nobility

• Only the power the nation is willing to give, often just enough to act as a government figurehead.

Divine right refers to the belief that...

• nobles served monarchs before they served God

• people had the right to choose a religion

• monarchs received the right to absolute power from God

• monarchs and nobles sought divine advice from God

The Crusades stimulated trade. This trade sparked the Renaissance and .........?

• gave the church free reign

• Increased the power of the feudal lords.

• weakened the power of feudal lords.

• weakened the serfs power

As feudalism declined, the power of kings ---

• decreased

• increased

• remained the same

• came to a halt

Many European leaders ruled as absolute monarchs from the 1400s into the 1700s. The situation in England was different because the powers of the monarchy were limited. This type of monarch is called...

• Figurehead

• Absolute

• Limited/Constitutional

• Dictatorship

This map shows you that France and England were not the only nations to have leaders with absolute power. From this map, which nations in 1700 were also defined by monarchs.

• England and Germany

• Spain and Russia

• Russia and Germany

• Prussia and Switzerland

Henry the VIII ruled what country?

• England

• Russia

• Spain

• France

Louis the XIV ruled what country?

• England

• Russia

• Spain

• France

During the Age of Absolutism (1600's and 1700's) European monarchies sought to ______________.

• increase human rights for their citizens

• develop better relations with Moslem rulers

• centralize political power in their nation

• encourage the growth of cooperative farms

What impact did the Enlightenment have on Absolute Monarchs?

• It caused an increase in them in various nations throughout Europe

• It caused people to question them and favor more Democratic governments

• It caused the acceptance of Divine Right as a legitimate political theory

• All of the above