Absolute Monarchs
This guy famously said, "I am the State."
Louis XIV
This scientist was put on trial by the Catholic Church and put under house arrest. He improved the telescope.
Galileo Galilei
This philosopher believed in three natural rights.
John Locke
This process made Russia more like Western Europe.
Westernization
Louis XIV built this extravagant palace while he was absolute monarch.
Versailles
This scientist discovered the laws of planetary motion.
Johannes Kepler
These were the three natural rights proposed by John Locke.
life, liberty and property
This enlightened despot expanded education for all boys and girls in Russia.
Catherine the Great
According to idea of "divine right", this person gave absolute monarchs their power.
God
This scientist discovered that the Earth revolves around the sun.
Nicolaus Copernicus
This philosopher believed in the importance of a social contract as the basis of government.
Rousseau
This enlightened despot founded many colleges for science, math and engineering.
Peter the Great
This type of absolute monarch used their power to advance ideals of equality and fairness.
Enlightened despot
This scientist discovered how blood circulates in the human body.
William Harvey
This philosopher believed in the separation of powers.
Montesquieu
This enlightened despot believed that the government should be fair and that the king was the "first servant of the people".
Frederick the Great
This Enlightenment philosopher liked absolute monarchs because he believed in a very strong government.
Thomas Hobbes
This scientist translated Kepler's work into simpler language so that people could understand it.
Maria Cunitz
This philosopher came up with the idea of freedom of speech.
Voltaire
This enlightened despot was against torture and inhumane punishments, unlike other absolute monarchs.
Catherine the Great