Absolutism

What did absolute monarchs symbolize in the text?

• Freedom and democracy

• Wealth and absolute power

What was a significant outcome of the enlightenment?

• The start of the industrial revolution

• The age of revolution

What led to people questioning their rulers according to the text?

• Rediscovery of ancient texts and enlightenment ideas

• Natural disasters

What was a common belief among people under absolute monarchs?

• That democracy was inevitable

• That their rulers were appointed by a higher power

What event is mentioned as having been heartened by enlightenment thinking?

• The invention of the compass

• The American revolution