Age of Absolutism Flashcards
What years did The Age of Absolutism take place?
1600’s - 1700’s
What are Absolute Monarchs?
Kings who had total control over the nations they ruled
What is Centralized Political Control?
Absolute Monarchs did not share their power with anyone else
What is Divine Rights?
The idea that Absolute Monarchs received their power from God
Who was Peter the Great?
Absolute Monarch of Russia, he Westernized Russia in order to strengthen his nation
Who was Louis the XIV (14th)?
Absolute Monarch of France
Who was Philip II (2nd)?
Absolute Monarch of Spain
Who was Henry VIII (8th)?
Absolute Monarch of England
Who was Suleiman the Magnificent?
Absolute Monarch of the Ottoman Empire
What Absolute Monarchs helped expand the territory of their nations by taking over neighboring lands?
Peter the Great
Louis the 14th
Suleiman the Magnificent
