Absolutism & Revolution Unit Review

Key Term: A political system where all power is concentrated in a monarch, with no legal checks or limits on his/her power.

• Absolute monarchy

• Limited monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Democracy

Key Term: A government in which a constitution or legislative body limits the monarch's powers.

• Absolute monarchy

• Limited monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Fascism

Key Term: A government in which the ruling power belongs to a few people.

• Absolute monarchy

• Limited monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Popular sovereignty

Key Term: The idea that the government's power comes from the people.

• Absolute monarchy

• Dictatorship

• Oligarchy

• Popular sovereignty

Key Term: The right to vote

• Suffrage

• Nationalism

• Oligarchy

• Popular sovereignty

Key Term: Strong feelings of loyalty or pride in one's country.

• Suffrage

• Nationalism

• Oligarchy

• Popular sovereignty

According to absolute monarchs like Louis XIV & Peter the Great, what was the source of the monarch's power?

• He possessed the consent of the people

• He was elected by the lords & nobles of the realm

• He was god's chosen representative on earth

What palace was both King Louis XIV's personal residence AND the seat of government for France?

• Versailles

• Peterhof

• Whitehall

• the White House

After the "Glorious Revolution" in 1688, William & Mary became rulers of England.  What document did Parliament require them to accept upon taking the throne?

• the English Bill of Rights

• the Declaration of Rights of Man & Citizen

• Two Treatises on Government

• a written Constitution for England

T/F: Denis Diderot's Encyclopedia reflected the Enlightenment belief that greater access to knowledge would make human society better.

• TRUE

• FALSE