Absolutism and The Enlightenment

A concept developed by Montesquieu advocating for the division of government powers into separate branches to prevent tyranny.

• Separation of Powers
• Absolute Monarchy
• Divine Right of Kings
• Louis XIV
• Versailles

A theory by philosophers like Jean-Jacques Rousseau that suggests governments derive their authority from the consent of the governed.

• Social Contract
• Absolute Monarchy
• Divine Right of Kings
• Louis XIV
• Versailles

Known as the "Sun King," he is the epitome of an absolute monarch and ruled France for 72 years.

• Louis XIV
• Absolute Monarchy
• Divine Right of Kings
• Versailles
• Centralization of Power

A form of government where the monarch holds total power, often justified by the concept of divine right.

• Absolute Monarchy
• Divine Right of Kings
• Louis XIV
• Versailles
• Centralization of Power

John Locke's idea that all individuals are born with rights to life, liberty, and property.

• Natural Rights
• Absolute Monarchy
• Divine Right of Kings
• Louis XIV
• Versailles

The belief that monarchs derive their authority from God, making their rule unquestionable

• Divine Right of Kings
• Absolute Monarchy
• Louis XIV
• Versailles
• Centralization of Power

An intellectual movement in the 17th and 18th centuries emphasizing reason, individualism, and skepticism of traditional authority.

• Enlightenment
• Absolute Monarchy
• Divine Right of Kings
• Louis XIV
• Versailles

The grand palace built by Louis XIV as a symbol of his power and control over the nobility.

• Versailles
• Absolute Monarchy
• Divine Right of Kings
• Louis XIV
• Centralization of Power

The process by which absolute monarchs consolidated authority, reducing the influence of local nobles and regional powers.

• Centralization of Power
• Absolute Monarchy
• Divine Right of Kings
• Louis XIV
• Versailles

A prominent Enlightenment thinker who advocated for freedom of speech, religious tolerance, and separation of church and state.

• Voltaire
• Absolute Monarchy
• Divine Right of Kings
• Louis XIV
• Versailles