Absolutism

During the Age of Absolutism, European monarchs looked to

• Develop better relations with muslim rulers

• Centralize political power in their nations

• Encourage the growth of political farms

• Increase human rights for citizens

The theory justifying a monarch's rule by God's authority is called

• laissez-faire

• totalitarianism

• predestination

• divine right

Which of these events most directly led to the signing of the English Bill of Rights?

• English Civil War

• Glorious Revolution

• Thirty Years War

• Defeat of Spanish Armada

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

• The Church
• Parliament
• Universities
• Foreign governments

What is divine right?

• The right to rule was given to the monarch by God
• a Birth right
• soldiers for hire
• a monarch for hire

A form of government with unlimited power held by one individual

• Democracy

• Absolutism

• Nationalism

• Republicanism

Who was the most famous Bourbon king in France?

• Louis XIV

• Henry IV

• Louis XIII

• Charles v

______ was characterized by the consolidation of power in the hands of the king.

• despotic

• absolutism

• supremacy

• monarchy

Despotic means sovereign who rules without subjection to any law and who treats his subordinates harshly and abuse power.

• True

• False

What years did French absolutism established?

• 10th to 11th Century

• 12th and 13 Century

• 14th to 15th Century

• 16th to 18th Century