Age of Absolutism Flashcards
1
Q
Absolute monarchy
A
system of government where one person has absolute control
2
Q
Absolute monarch / autocrat
A
Person who rules an absolute monarchy
3
Q
Absolutism
A
Belief in the system of one person having absolute control
4
Q
List five strategies monarchs use to maintain and consolidate their powers
A
Limiting or controlling the power of nobles, making laws, using armies to expand or consolidate the borders under the ruler’s control, ignoring assemblies, and controlling religious authorities
5
Q
What is divine right?
A
The belief that an absolute monarch’s right to rule came directly from God
6
Q
Who can judge the king?
A
God
7
Q
Who was Peter the Great?
A
The czar of Russia from 1682-1721
