France
Louis 14th built the Palace at this city, 12 miles from Paris, as a symbol of royal power
What is Versailles?
Absolute monarch of Russia
Who is Peter the Great?
These two rulers peacefully created the first joint monarchy
Who are William and Mary?
Wrote that everyone deserves their natural rights of "Life, Liberty, and Property"
Who is John Locke?
A king or queen who has unlimited power and seeks to control all aspects of society
What is an Absolute Monarch?
Louis the XIV's nickname
What is the Sun King?
General name of the leader in Russia
What is a Tsar?
The winning side of the English Civil war was led by this man
Who is Oliver Cromwell?
Author of The Leviathan
Who is Thomas Hobbes?
The idea that a king or queen was given the power to rule by God.
What is Divine Right?
Louis XIII was a very weak ruler so this man the “Architect of French Absolutism” ruled behind the scenes
Who is Cardinal Richeleui?
The Beard Tax, strengthening the military, and ending arranged marriage were all part of what political reform?
What is Westernization?
This ruler dissolved Parliament, increased taxes, and was publicly executed
Who is Charles I?
This man believed that power should be separated through 3 branches of government (legislative, executive, judicial)
Who is Montesquieu?
The bicameral law making body of England
What is Parliment?
Appointed King at age 5, Louis the 14th had this man run his affairs as a prime minister… that is until Louis 14th eliminated the position…
Who is Cardinal Mazarin?
Prior to Peter the Great, who or what had absolute power in Russia?
What is the Orthodox Church?
Who is James II?
Author of the Social Contract
Who is Rousseau?
An intellectual and philosophical movement that occurred in Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries, which focused on reason and the individual.
What is the Enlightenment?
Louis XIV eliminated this edict, which was originally made to protect the rights of protestants in France
What is the Edict of Nantes
After strengthening the military, Peter the Great won this war
What is the Great Northern War?
This was the first limitation of English Monarch power.
What is the Magna Carta?
This man believed in political and religious freedom.
Who is Voltaire?
Meeting places where Enlightenment thinkers went to share ideas
What are Salons?