Unit 9? Flashcards
The belief that Kings were allowed to rule by God
Similar to the “Mandate of Heaven”
Divine Right
A type of government where the ruler inherits power is called a
Monarchy
When kings ruled with total power
And was supported by divine right
Absolutism
-wrote “The Prince”
Machiavelli
What book
- described how rulers should rule
- said that your subjects should fear you; not love you
The Prince by Machiavelli
who wrote “The Leviathan”
Thomas Hobbes
what book said
- people were generally unorganized and simple
- people needed a strong ruler to control society
The Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes
what absolute ruler was
- from Spain
- sponsored Columbus
- brought land & wealth to Spain and made them powerful
Ferdinand and Isabella
what absolute ruler
- fought off the Ottoman Empire
- kept Europe safe from the Ottomans (Muslims)
- from Spain
Charles V (5th)
what absolute ruler
- from Spain
- spent Spain’s wealth defending the Roman Catholic Church
- Spain lost power and became a weaker nation
Philip II (2nd)
what absolute ruler
- from India
- organized the empire of India
- made India a power in Southern Asia
Akbar the Great
what absolute ruler
- from France
- built Versailles
- made high taxes that made poor people angry
Louis XIV (14th)
what absolute ruler
- from Russia
- westernized Russia
- modernized Russian culture
Peter the great
What document was signed by John I
Magna Carta
What document limited the power of english Kings by protecting certain basic rights
Magna Carta
What was a result of the Magna Carta
Parliament was created
What was at first a comitee to watch the king but later was a source of real political authority in England that mad all the laws
Parliament
What war started after
-King Charles I claimed divine right and abolished Parliament
English Civil War
What war was King Charles I
Cavaliers-Catholics) VS Parliament (Roundheads-Protestants
English civil war
In the English civil war who led the Protestants
Oliver Cromwell
Who won the English civil war
Roundheads led by Oliver Cromwell
the monarchy was abolished an was replaced by a republic and was called
Common wealth
What was the “restoration”
Parliament invited Charles II to come back as King
After Charles II died who took over the throne
James II
James II was catholic so parliament was afraid of
the return of the catholic domination
During the glorious revolution who was asked to take over the throne
William and Mary
William and Mary had to sign the _____ to take over the throne
English bill of rights
The document that says
- kings an queens have to Protestant
- parliament now had power of kings
English bill of rights
Today who has the real power in England?
Parliament
The royals are public figures
Who was a Hapsburg empress at the age of 23
Maria Teresa
