Age of Absolutism Vocabulary Absolute Monarchy means th

Age of Absolutism Vocabulary

Absolute Monarchy means th ey have w ho as a le ader? It may help to think about what the word “absolute” means…. He’s an absolute jerk. I asked for a cookie and she said, “Absolutely not!” The dictator has absolute power.

Absolutism Hint: Connect this with an absolute monarchy… An ideology or theory. . That government power should… Besides the Kings in Europe, consider Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini…

Constitutional Monarchy Constitutional? . . that would mean that some of the power goes to…. . ?

Divine Rights of Kings Does anyone remember the Mandate of Heaven from your unit last year on China? SAME THING. Divine usually means heavenly. The reason or rationale that Kings gave for why they were king and allowed all the power…. .

Enlightenment A Movement: led by philosophers…. This movement scared two groups of people the most…The Church and Kings. Why? To enlighten: to give someone a greater knowledge or understanding… Topics: Government Slavery Social Welfare (inequality) Women’s rights Democracy? Etc.

Parliament USA it’s called Congress What do these groups do? How do they get into this position? England it’s called Parliament

Glorious Revolution King James II England, 1688 Parliament was upset with King James II regarding laws and practices relating to religious tolerance between Catholics and Protestants.

Censure During the Middle Ages, new ideas that challenged the teachings of the Church were censured. School’s sometimes act as a censure when it comes to books that are allowed in the library. During the Enlightenment many new ideas about government, education, women’s rights, and other improvements to life were censured by the King/monarch.