Absolutism Flashcards
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Absolutism
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Absolute power/control from one ruler Centralized power Divine right Akbar the Great Ivan the Terrible Peter the Great Louis XIV (Sun King/Versailles Palace)
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The Prince
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Written by Niccolò Machiavelli
Book about absolute power
Do whatever it takes to stay in power
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Limited Monarchy in England
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English civil war Puritan revolution Glorious Revolution King works with parliament English bill of rights
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Thomas Hobbes
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Wrote The Leviathan
“People are evil and need a strong absolute government to control them.”
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Peter the Great
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Absolute ruler in Russia
Westernized/Modernized
Obtained warm water ports
Built St. Petersburg
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Louis XIV
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Sun King
Builds Palace of Versailles
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Akbar the Great
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Leader of the Mughal Empire. Although he was an absolute ruler, he practiced religious tolerance to help keep his people united.
