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WORLD HISTORY
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“The state of monarchy is the supremest thing upon earth; for kings are not only God’s lieutenants upon earth, and sit upon God’s throne, but even by God himself are called gods. In the Scriptures kings are called gods, and so their power after a certain relation compared to the divine power.”King James I, speech to Parliament, England, 1610The passage above is best understood in the context of which of the following¿‘The state of monarchy is the supremest thing upon earth; for kings are not only God’s lieutenants upon earth, and sit upon God’s throne, but even by God himself are called gods. In the Scriptures kings are called gods, and so their power after a certain relation compared to the divine power.”King James I, speech to Parliament, England, 1610The passage above is best understood in the context of which of the following?
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European monarchs’ continued use of religion to legitimize political authority
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The influence of Islamic political thought on Europe after the Crusades
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The establishment of theocracies throughout Eurasia
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The differential treatment of Protestants and Catholics in England
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The divine right of kings, or divine-right theory of kingship, is a political and religious doctrine of royal and political legitimacy. It asserts that a monarch is subject to no earthly authority, deriving his right to rule directly from the will of God.
Detailed explanation-2: -The divine right of kings is the absolutist idea that a monarch’s authority to rule comes directly from God and that he or she is not subject to any earthly authority.
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