Topic 13 Absolutism, the Enlightenment and Revolution

What is the definition of absolutism?

• A political system in which a ruler holds absolute power

• The principle that all people and institutions are subject to and accountable to law

• The belief that the power of monarchs comes from God

• A person who studies and tries to explain the world

What does the rule of law state?

• A political system in which a ruler holds absolute power

• The principle that all people and institutions are subject to and accountable to law

• The belief that the power of monarchs comes from God

• A person who studies and tries to explain the world

What is the divine right of kings?

• A political system in which a ruler holds absolute power

• The principle that all people and institutions are subject to and accountable to law

• The belief that the power of monarchs comes from God

• A person who studies and tries to explain the world

Who is a natural philosopher?

• A person who studies and tries to explain the world

• A person who seeks wisdom

• A person who believes in the social contract

• A person who enforces strict obedience to authority

What does geocentric mean?

• Earth-centered; a system of planetary motion in which the sun, moon, and other planets revolve around the Earth

• Sun-centered; the system of the universe in which the planets revolve around the sun

• A systematic procedure for collecting and analyzing evidence

• A term applied to intellectuals during the Enlightenment

What is the heliocentric system?

• Earth-centered; a system of planetary motion in which the sun, moon, and other planets revolve around the Earth

• Sun-centered; the system of the universe in which the planets revolve around the sun

• A systematic procedure for collecting and analyzing evidence

• A term applied to intellectuals during the Enlightenment

What is the scientific method?

• A systematic procedure for collecting and analyzing evidence

• A term applied to intellectuals during the Enlightenment

• The concept that an entire society agrees to be governed by its general will

• A system in which rulers tried to govern by Enlightenment principles

Who is a philosophe?

• A person who seeks wisdom

• A person who studies and tries to explain the world

• A person who believes in the social contract

• A person who enforces strict obedience to authority

What is the social contract?

• The concept that an entire society agrees to be governed by its general will

• A system in which rulers tried to govern by Enlightenment principles

• A belief in the three natural rights: Life, liberty, and property

• A belief that man was cruel and evil and needed to be controlled

What does authoritarian mean?

• Favoring or enforcing strict obedience to authority

• A system in which rulers tried to govern by Enlightenment principles

• A belief in the three natural rights: Life, liberty, and property

• A belief that man was cruel and evil and needed to be controlled