Unit 3 World History Absolutism Flashcards
History
1
Q
What were both the Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights designed to do?
A
limit the power of the monarchy
2
Q
The Magna Carta, the Glorious Revolution, and the writings of John Locke contributed to Britain’s establishment of a…. (think government)
A
Parliament Democracy .
3
Q
The primary goal of most of Europe’s absolute monarchs was to…
A
Centralize their political control over their nations
4
Q
What does it mean to be an absolute monarch?
A
To have all the power and be the only one to have a say in something.
5
Q
Quote about divine right of monarchs
A
theory and divine right
6
Q
Quote about Absolute Monarchs- what group directly challenged their authority?
A
Writers of enlightenment.
