Enlighten Me
This enlightenment thinker was convinced that all men were wicked and needed government to protect them.
Who is Thomas Hobbes
One who rules with no checks and balances on their authority, usually with divine Authority
What is an Absolute Ruler or Absolute Monarch
Louis XIV spent vast amounts of money to build this Palace outside of paris
What is Versailles
What part of the world did Tsar Peter the Great use as a model for Russia?
The religion practiced by James I of England, that he wanted all English to practice.
What is Catholicism
This enlightenment thinker believed power of the government comes from Consent of the people. He advocated for the right of life, liberty and property.
Who is John Locke
The decline of this system of interdependence from the middle ages contributes to the rise of Absolutism
What is feudalism
Who was actually ruling Louis XIV government?
What disguise did Peter use when he was doing research in Europe?
The wife of Charles I
Who is Henrietta Maria a French, Catholic Princess
This enlightenment thinker advocated for the idea of the "separation of powers" in a government.
Who is Baron de Montequieu
The belief that a monarch is granted authority by God
What is Divine Right
Why did Louis XIV build Versailles?
What sacrifice did he ask the "Boyers" (Russian Nobles) to make for progress?
What is shave off their beards
The winner of the English Civil War in 1648
Who are Oliver Cromwell and the Roundheads
Who said, “ I do not agree with a word you say but will defend to the death your right to say it”
Who is Voltaire
This new social class of people typically side with the Monarch in Absolutism
What is the Middle Class
What was Louis XIV nickname?
What is the Sun King
What religious group did Tsar Peter bring under his control?
He flees to France to avoid being executed by Parliment
Who is Charles II
Who wrote "The Social Contract" where he theorized that government rules only with the consent of the people?
Who is Jean Jacques Rousseau
The Absolute Monarchs of France and Russia in the Mid-late 1600's
Who are Louis XIV and Tsar Peter the Great
What does "l'etat, cest moi" mean?
What is "I am the state"
What is the name of the new capital that Peter the Great built?
What is St. Petersburg
The name for the ascension of William and Mary to the English sharing power with Parliment
What is "The Glorious Revolution"