Age of Absolutism
List three absolute monarchs
Louis xvi
Louis xiv
Peter the Great
Charles I
Phillip II
Fredrick the Great
the idea that government power should be divided among different branches to prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful is known as __________
separation of powers
Ruled England as a Military Dictator
Who is Oliver Cromwell
This was the period in France where Robespierre ruled and used revolutionary terror to solidify the home front. He tried rebels, and they were all judged severely, and most were executed.
What is the Reign of Terror
_________ ruled Russia after Peter the Great
Catherine the Great
T/F: The Enlightenment emphasized the role of religion in government.
False
John Locke’s ideas on natural rights most directly influenced
The Declaration of Independence
_______________ was the first English monarch to be publicly tried and executed.
What is the Declaration of Indulgences
What is social class
Why did Peter the Great build the city of St. Petersburg?
He wanted a city on a seaport that would make it easier to travel to the West.
After the execution of King Charles, Oliver Cromwell ruled England as -
a military dictator
Believed that the best form of government depends on a country’s size, climate, and other factors; believed in the concept of separation of powers
Who is Montesquieu
Which document, signed by William and Mary, listed restrictions on the power of the monarchy?
English Bill of Rights
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence for the American colonies?
Who is Thomas Jefferson
Which body of water was critical for Peter the Great’s military and trade ambitions?
What is the Baltic Sea
______________ was the first English monarch to be publicly tried and executed.
Who is Charles I
17th-century English philosopher who opposed the Divine Right of Kings and who asserted that people have a natural right to life, liberty, and property.
Who is John Locke
The English Civil War was Primarily fueled by conflicts between what two groups?
Royalist and Parlimentarians
What significant event occurred on July 14th, 1789?
The Bastille was stormed, beginning of the French Revolution.
Centralization of power and the concept of rule by divine right are the major characteristics of absolute monarchies. What is "rule by divine right"?
Rulers receive their royal power from God and answer only to God.
Political philosophies of the Enlightenment fueled revolution in the Americas and France.
Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence incorporated Enlightenment ideas.
The Constitution of the United States of America and the Bill of Rights incorporated Enlightenment ideas.
What is the Influence of the Enlightenment
Place the leaders of England during the English Civil War and the Glorious Revolution in the correct order.
James I
Charles I
Oliver Cromwell
Charles II
James II
William and Mary of Orange
The American Revolution officially ended with the signing of the __________
Treaty of Paris
Peter the Great's most outstanding contribution as absolute ruler of Russia was ____________.
Westernization