The Enlightenment Period

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A political structure in which a monarch held nearly all the power over a nation.

• Absolutism

• Age of Reason

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Democracy

• Another name for the enlightenment.

• Absolutism

• Age of Reason

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Democracy

A monarchy that exists alongside and as a part of a set of written laws.

• Absolutism

• Age of Reason

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Democracy

• A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.

• Absolutism

• Age of Reason

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Democracy

• The belief that monarchies received their power directly from God and it was their duty to pass it to their descendants.

• Divine Right

• English Civil War

• Enlightenment

• Liberty

• A series of battles fought between 1642-1651. On one side were supporters of the king (Charles I) and on the other were supporters of Parliament (led by Oliver Cromwell).

• Divine Right

• English Civil War

• Enlightenment

• Liberty

• A period during the 1600s and 1700s when reason was used to guide people’s thoughts about society, politics, and philosophy.

• Divine Right

• English Civil War

• Enlightenment

• Liberty

• The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one's way of life, behavior, or political views.

• Divine Right

• English Civil War

• Enlightenment

• Liberty

• A system of government that is ruled by a King or Queen that usually gains power by inheriting it.

• Monarchy

• Natural Rights

• Popular Sovereignty

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