Vocabulary
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Definition: hold royal office; rule as monarch.
Reign
Who was the most important absolute monarch from France? What was his nickname?
Louis XIV (the sun king)
What was the main source of economy?
farming
Name the three societal estates.
nobility, clergy and the third estate (peasantry and bourgeoisie)
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Who was one Enlightenment thinker?
- John Locke
- Voltarie
- Montesquieu
- Rousseau
Definition: a medieval association of craftsmen or merchants, often having considerable power.
Guilds
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Absolute Monarchy: When the king has absolute power because he believes God gave him the right to rule, this is called _____.
divine right
The Ancient Regime used a type of farming system called _____.
the three field system
The largest group in society was _____.
he largest group in society was peasantary.
Describe the Enlightenment characteristic of tolerance.
The base of coexistence and therefore the base of human relationships. Consequently religious intolerance must be persecuted.
Definition: the middle class, typically with reference to its perceived materialistic values or conventional attitudes.
Bourgeoisie
Absolute Monarchy: What are the three powers of state?
executive, legislative and judiciary
What is a tithe?
One tenth of annual produce or earnings, formerly taken as a tax for the support of the Church and clergy.
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This group demanded a greater participation in government and equality before the law.
Bourgeosie
What are the three "natural rights"?
- Life
- Property and ownership
- Freewill and choice
Definition: supreme power or authority; the authority of a state to govern itself or another state.
Sovereignty
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Who was the most important parliamentary monarch from Great Britain, who accepted the division of powers and being under Parliament control?
William III
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States tried to protect their trade through _________, which promoted exportations and putting taxes on imported goods.
States tried to protect their trade through protecctionist politics, which promoted exportations and putting taxes on imported goods.
What were 2 privileges of the high nobility?
- High positions in government and military
- Land owners
- Collected taxes
- Rights over those who worked their lands
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Why was commitment to education and progress so important during The Enlightenment?
- It is key to spread reason and knowledge
- Encourages critical thinking and improve life conditions
- Experimental sciences allows technical progress and progress of societies
Describe why customs can be a disadvantage.
Government officials could tax as they wished which meant more money was paid by the peasants or working class.
What does monopoly mean?
The exclusive possession or control of the supply of or trade in a commodity or service.
European colonial countries traded with manufactured goods, raw materials and slaves from one shore of the Atlantic to the other. This trading circuit was called _______. This was a type of _____ trade.
European colonial countries traded with manufactured goods, raw materials and slaves from one shore of the Atlantic to the other. This trading circuit was called Triangular trade. This was a type of foreign trade.
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Name two positions in the high clergy and two positions in the low clergy.
Low clergy: priests, friars, nuns
Jean-Jaques Rosseau believed in ________, which allows the residents to choose their rulers.
Jean-Jaques Rosseau believed in popular sovereignty, which allows the residents to choose their rulers.