Absolute Monarchs

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A person who reigns over an empire (such as King, Queen)

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Monarch

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What is a synonym for absolute?

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Total

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Who was an absolute monarch in France?

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King Louis XIV

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What was the name of the palace that King Louis XIV restored?

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Versailles

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Which is a characteristic of an absolute monarch?

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Centralizes power

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Divine right is the idea that the King...

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got their power to rule from God

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Peter the Great was from...

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Russia

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Peter the Great built a new capital called...

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St. Petersburg

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Peter the Great wanted his people to "westernize." This means...

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to become more like the West

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With the Enlightenment era, the people began to realize they didn't like all the power of absolute monarchs, so...

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they had revolutions!