Absolutism and Enlightenment 1
the belief that Kings are given authority to rule directly from God.
Divine Right of Kings
British leader of the Roundheads
Oliver Cromwell
English expectation for colonies
pay their own way
Aspects of Christianity rejected by the enlightenment
miracles and divine revelation
revoked by the French King in 1685, resulting in the persecution of the Hugenots.
Edict of Nantes
Was sought by European powers to ensure one nation did not get too powerful
balance of power
Major colonial protest against Parliament
breaking colonial charters
Religion which viewed God as "divine clockmaker"
Deism
Peter the Great's proposal for Russia
Westernize
Principal authorities of the Middle Ages
Church tradition and ancient philosophy
delegation of certain powers to the national government, states get everything else
federalism
Founders of the Methodist Movement
Avoided absolutism in England
separation of Powers
Highest authority for the enlightenment
reason/empiricism
3rd Estate/Peasants
Spiritual revival in America
Great Awakening
British King beheaded by the Roundheads
Charles I
Prominent spokespersons of the Enlightenment
Philosophes
Day which marks beginning of the French Revolution
Bastille Day
Reason for Napoleon's defeat in Russia
scorched-earth policy