Chapter 16 Flashcards
Belief that authority to rule came directly from God
Divine right
Royal officials in France who collected taxes recruited soldiers and carried out policies in the provinces
Intendants
Having complete authority
Autocratic
Protestant whose views and opinions differ from those of the Church of England
Dissenter
Government in which a constitution or legislative body limits the monarchs power
Limited monarchy
Government whose power is defined and limited by the law
Constitutional monarchy
A division into pieces
Partition
Adoption of western ideas, technology, and culture
Westernization
Landowning noble in Russia
Boyar
A ruler with complete authority over the government and the lives of the people
Absolute monarch