Belief that a rulers authority comes directly from god.

Louis XIV's large and luxurious palace outside of Paris that led to high taxes to pay for it.

Nickname for Louis XIV

Large fleet of ships sent to invade England and restore Catholicism

Russia title of ruler borrowed from the Byzantine/ Romans before them

A document signed by Charles I of England that limited the powers of the English monarch

A King or Queen is the official head of state but power is limited by a constitution.

Bloodless overthrow of King James II

A 1689 document that guaranteed the rights of English citizens

An agreement by which people give up their freedom for an organized society.

Thomas Hobbes work about society during the Enlightenment.

Absolute ruler who used his or her power to bring about political and social change.

The acceptance of different beliefs.

The authority of a state to govern itself or another state.

Principles that govern nature

French for "Let it go" It is the idea that government should play as small of a role as possible in economic affairs.

Ornate style of art and architecture popular in the 1600s and 1700s