Absolute Monarchies Flashcards
Absolutism
One ruler should hold all power within the country
Absolute monarchies
Kings, queens, or emperors held all power within the state
Divine Right
The idea that God created the monarchy and that the monarch acted as God’s representative
Intendants
Government agents
Plunder
Stealing of goods, typically by use of force
Capitalism
A system based on private ownership and enterprise to produce outcomes
Czar
Caesar
Boyar
A member of old aristocracy, usually in line for the throne
Heresy/Heretic
The adoption of false views and practices/a person believing in or practicing religious heresy
Westernization
Using Western Europe as a model for change
Constitution
A legislated order of fundamental principles or established rule of law to which a state or organization is recognized to be governed
Constitutional Monarchy
A monarchy with laws that limit the ruler’s power
Cabinet
Group of prime ministers or officials
Habeas Corpus
“To have a body”. Monarchs can’t jail someone for opposing their rule.
What was the title that King Louis XIV had?
The Sun King
What did the War of Austria Succession become?
The Seven Years War
King Charles l’s death led to what war?
The War of Spanish Succession
What building did King Louis VIII instruct the building of?
Versailles
After King Louis XIII’s death, who became king of France?
Cardinal Mazarin
What treaty ended the War of Spanish Succession?
Treaty of Utrecht
What Boyar family did Anastasia belong to?
The Romanovs
What were Ivan’s two periods of rule known as?
Ivan’s Good Period
Ivan’s Bad Period (Following Anastasia’s death)
What did Czar Peter l believe was the key to progress?
Education
What port did Peter l create on the Neva river?
St. Petersberg
