Absolute Monarchs
This French King was known as the "Sun King" and ruled with absolute power until 1715.
Who was Louis XIV?
He believed in natural rights: life, liberty, and property.
Who was John Locke?
This empire ruled most of South Asia and was known for the Taj Mahal.
What was the Mughal Empire?
This economic theory said that colonies exist to benefit the mother country.
In France, society was divided into these social classes.
What are the Three Estates?
This Russian czar modernized Russia and built St. Petersburg.
Who was Peter the Great?
This thinker advocated for separation of powers in government
Who was Montesquieu?
This East Asian empire was ruled by the Qing dynasty in 1750.
What is China?
This route connected Europe, Africa, and the Americas in trade.
What is the Triangular Trade?
The Enlightenment began to challenge these inherited privileges.
What is the Nobility?
This Prussian king was known for his military success and Enlightenment reforms.
Who was Frederick The Great?
This Enlightenment economist wrote The Wealth of Nations and supported free-market capitalism.
Who was Adam Smith.
This empire in the Middle East controlled land from North Africa to Eastern Europe
What is the Ottoman Empire?
The forced movement of Africans across the Atlantic for labor.
What is the Middle Passage?
This group made up the majority of the Third Estate in France
Who were the pEasents and commoners?
Absolute monarchs claimed their power came from this concept a lot of times.
What is divine right?
This Enlightenment thinker fought for freedom of speech and religion.
Who was Voltaire?
This empire in West Africa thrived on gold and trade in the 18th century.
What is rhe Ashanti Empire?
Goods like sugar, tobacco, and cotton were typically produced on these.
What are Plantations?
In France, this social group made up the clergy and enjoyed privileges like exemption from taxes.
What is the First Estate?
This Austrian ruler centralized the empire and fought wars to maintain control over its population.
Who was Maria Theresea?
And This philosopher believed society corrupts naturally good people and promoted a social contract.
Who was Jean-Jaqcues Roussaeu
this European empire was rapidly expanding its territory eastward across Siberia and solidifying control over parts of Eastern Euroepe under rulers like Peter the Great and Elizabeth.
What is the Russian Empire
This major economic change began shifting power from landowners to merchants.
What is the Commercial Revolution?
This system in Russia tied peasants to the land under noble control.
What is Serfdom?