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kings or queens who held all of the power within their states

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Absolute Monarch

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Absolute Monarch

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kings or queens who held all of the power within their states

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Divine Right

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God created the monarchy, the monarch acted as God’s representative on Earth, they answered only to God

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God created the monarchy, the monarch acted as God’s representative on Earth, they answered only to God

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Divine Right

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Edict of Nantes

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declaration of religious toleration

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declaration of religious toleration

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Edict of Nantes

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Intendant

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a french government official appointed by the monarch to collect taxes and administer justice

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a french government official appointed by the monarch to collect taxes and administer justice

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intendant

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boyar

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Russia’s landowning nobles

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Russia’s landowning nobles

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Boyar

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Westernization

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a way to make russia stronger

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a way to make russia stronger

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Westernization

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Restoration

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the period of Charles II’s rule over England, after the collapse of Oliver Cromwell’s government

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the period of Charles II’s rule over England, after the collapse of Oliver Cromwell’s government

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Restoration

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Habeas Corpus

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gave every prisoner the right to be brought before a judge

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gave every prisoner the right to be brought before a judge

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Habeas Corpus

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Glorious Revolution

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the bloodless overthrow of the english king James II and his replacement by William and Mary

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The bloodless overthrow of the english king James II and his replacement by William and Mary

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Glorious Revolution

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Constitutional Monarchy

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a system of governing in which the ruler’s power is limited by law

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a system of governing in which the ruler’s power is limited by law

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Constitutional Monarchy

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Cabinet

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officials who acted in the ruler’s name but represented the major’s party in Parliament

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Officials who acted in the ruler’s name but represented the major’s party in Parliament

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Cabinet

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