Divine Right of Kings
What is the Divine Right of Kings?
When a monarch (king/queen) believes they are chosen by God to rule.
What is absolutism?
When the monarch has absolute control/power. What they say goes on all matters.
Which English monarch had 6 wives and killed three of them?
Henry VIII (8th)
The Act of Supremacy
This war lasted from 1618 to 1648 and was fought for control of Germany
Thirty Years War
Who did the monarch answer to?
God
What did the monarch usually spend money on?
Luxury items and goods
Which French monarch is known as the "Sun King?" and is credited with saying, "I am the state."
Louis XIV (14th)
Which Absolute Monarch was the son of Maria Theresa and ruled the Holy Roman Empire?
Joseph II
The War of Austrian Succession was fought to see if this woman would be the empress of the Holy Roman Empire.
Maria Theresa
Who was the monarch chosen by?
God
What is a weakness of absolutism?
No democratic process, leader not chosen by the people but God, the monarch answers to no one.
Which absolute monarch wanted to westernize their country, Russia?
Peter the Great
What was a major problem that Martin Luther had with the Catholic Church?
Indulgences/ corruption
This was the series of treaties that ended the Thirty Years War in 1648
Peace of Westphalia
Why would a painting show a monarch holding their hands up when being crowned?
To show that they had no choice but were chosen to rule.
What is a strength of absolutism?
Quick decisions, centralized power, easier law making, more long term goals met
Which absolute monarch moved the palace to Versailles?
Louis XIV (14th)
Who started the Reformation?
Martin Luther
After the Thirty Years War ended in 1648 there were largely no more wars in Europe based on what?
Religion
What war was fought to decide if Maria Theresa had been chosen by God to rule the Holy Roman Empire?
War of Austrian Succession
What time period did absolutism thrive?
1400s-1700s
Which absolute monarch persecuted Lutherans and ruled Spain?
Philip II
What tax did Peter the Great start related to facial hair?
Beard Tax
This was the term used to describe the throwing of Imperial officials in Bohemia out a window in 1618
The Defenestration of Prague