Absolutism
This French king declared "I am the state" and ruled from Versailles
Who is Louis XIV?
This economic policy supported state building by increasing national wealth and funding wars.
What is mercantilism?
This king’s belief in divine right and conflicts with Parliament led to the outbreak of civil war.
Who is Charles I?
This English philosopher believed in natural rights: life, liberty, and property.
Who is John Locke?
Both enlightened absolutists and traditional absolutists strengthened their states through this shared method.
What is centralization of power?
This political theory justifies absolute monarchy as granted by God.
What is Divine right of Kings?
This English document (1689) limited the monarch and increased Parliament's power.
What is the English Bill of Rights?
This leader of the Parliamentarians eventually ruled England as Lord Protector.
Who is Oliver Cromwell?
This major Enlightenment publication edited by Denis Diderot aimed to spread knowledge.
What is Encyclopedie?
Although she corresponded with Enlightenment thinkers, this ruler ultimately reinforced serfdom after a major rebellion.
Who is Catherine the Great?
This term describes a political system where the monarch shares power with a legislature?
What is constitutional monarchy?
This finance minister under Louis XIV promoted mercantilism to strengthen the economy.
Who is Jean Baptiste Colbert?
This parliamentary military force, known for discipline and effectiveness, helped defeat the Royalists.
What is the New Model Army?
This philosopher believed in a strong central authority to avoid chaos in the state of nature.
Who is Thomas Hobbes?
This Prussian ruler embraced Enlightenment ideals while prioritizing military strength and state efficiency. (First Servant of the State)
This series of civil wars in France (1648–1653) challenged royal authority during Louis XIV’s youth.
What is the Fronde?
This war (1701-1714) was fought to prevent the unification of French and Spanish thrones.
What is the War of Spanish Succession?
This largely bloodless revolution removed James II and established parliamentary supremacy.
What is the Glorious Revolution?
This thinker proposed separation of powers in government.
Who is Baron de Montesquieu?
This 1781 reform by Joseph II granted limited religious freedom to non-Catholics within his empire.
What is the Edict of Toleration?
This body replaced the Russian patriarch and brought the Church under state control?
What is the Hold Synod
This group of royal officials in France helped extend the king’s authority into the provinces.
Who are intendants?
These two rulers were invited by Parliament to take the English throne after 1688.
Who are William III and Mary II?
This philosopher argued that humans are naturally good and corrupted by society.
Who is Jean-Jacques Rousseau?
This rebellion in Russia influenced Catherine the Great to abandon more progressive reforms.
What is Pugachecv Rebellion?