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Absolutism
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History
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05/30/2011

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Absolutism
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Theory that monarchs (king/queen) held all the power in their kingdom
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Divine Right
Definition
Claim by monarchs that their power came from God & was used to justify their power
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Bureaucracy
Definition
Government workers
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Palace at Versailles
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Palace built by Louis XIV to demonstrate his power & influence. He used the palace to control the nobles by forcing them to live there
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Magna Carta
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Document parliament forced King John to sign that limited the king's power
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Royalist
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Supporter of Charles I in the Puritan Revolution
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Puritan
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Supporter of Parliament during the Puritan Revolution
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Westernization
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Program to modernize Russia by adopting European social, political, and economic customs
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