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17 Cards in this Set
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Absolutism
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The state of being absolute; the system or doctrine of the absolute or unconditional rule
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Akbar The Great
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Emperor of the Mughal Empire in India,responsible for the expansion of his empire
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Czar
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Title of a ruler of Russia. Taken from the word Caesar, which means Emperor
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Divine right
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The justification of monarchy through the word of God
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English Bill of Rights
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A Bill of Rights written after the Glorious Revolution of 1688 which placed William and Mary on the throne of England. The Bill created a limited monarchy and established Parliament as the ruling body of the nation
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Glorious Revolution
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Political Revolution in Great Britain in 1688. This event marks the beginning of constitutional monarchy in England
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Ivan The Terrible
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First Czar of Russia. Centralized royal power and introduced Russia to extreme absolute power
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Jacques Bossuet
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Court preacher to Louis XIV of France. Strong advocate of absolutism and the divine right of kings. He argued that government was divine and that kings received their power from God
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The Leviathan
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A book written by Thomas Hobbes describing his theory that an absolute government was the only means of balancing human interests and desires with their rights of liberty and property
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Limited Monarchy
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Government in which a legislative body limits the monarch's powers
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Loius XIV
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Known as the Sun King, he was an absolute monarch that controlled France. Built the palace at Versailles
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Oliver Cromwell
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Leader of the English Revolution. Acted as lord protector until the restoration of the monarchy in 1660
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Peter The Great
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Czar of Russia. Worked to centralize royal power and bring all Russians under his control. Gained power of the Russian Orthodox Church
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Phillip II
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King of Spain. Absolute monarch who helped to lead the Counter Reformation by persecuting protestants
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Puritans
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People who were seeking to purify the church of England by eliminating Catholic practices
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Puritan Revolution
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Political and Religious revolution. Led by Oliver Cromwell
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Thomas Hobbes
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English thinker who believed that a strong government, an absolute monarchy was necessary to maintain order
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