Absolute Monarchy

What does "absolutism" mean?

• Many rulers have some power.

• One ruler has some of the power.

• One ruler has all the power.

• All the people have the power.

Who can be an absolute monarch?

• scientists

• teachers

• Kings and Queens

• Farmers

What does "serfdom" mean?

• A kind of party.

• Kings and queens

• Peasants working on land they don't own.

• a type of music

Who was an absolute monarch from France?

• Catherine the Great

• King Louis XIV

• King Henry VIII

• Queen Elizabeth

During which period did ideas about freedom and science become important?

• Dark Ages

• Renaissance

• Enlightenment

• Industrial Revolution

What does "Enlightened Absolutism" refer to?

• ignoring all ideas

• using Enlightenment ideas to rule

• Kings and queens with no education

• Peasants ruling the kingdom

What is the "Divine Right of Kings"?

• Kings have the right to eat anything.

• Kings are chosen by the people.

• Kings have the right to sleep all day.

• God gave monarchs the right to rule.

What does "Natural Law" suggest about people?

• People always fight.

• People want to live in peace.

• People want to be kings.

• People don't need rules.

Why did the absolute monarchy end?

• People wanted to pay more taxes.

• People wanted to become peasants.

• People wanted more power to make decisions.

• People wanted more absolute monarchs.

Who was an Enlightened monarch from Russia?

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• Queen Victoria

• Catherine the Great

• Queen Anne