HISTORY
ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION
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Question
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Absolute Monarchy
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Rule by Oligarchy
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Dictatorial Rule
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Democratic Rule
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Detailed explanation-1: -Absolute monarchy, or absolutism, meant that the ultimate authority to run a state was in the hands of a king who ruled by divine right. Divine right was the claim that a king was given his position by some higher power.
Detailed explanation-2: -In a monarchy, a king or queen is Head of State. The British Monarchy is known as a constitutional monarchy. This means that, while The Sovereign is Head of State, the ability to make and pass legislation resides with an elected Parliament.
Detailed explanation-3: -Absolute monarchies include Brunei, Eswatini, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Vatican City, and the individual emirates composing the United Arab Emirates, which itself is a federation of such monarchies – a federal monarchy.
Detailed explanation-4: -During the Age of Absolutism, government was centralized, with the monarch holding total power and authority over the state and its people. The monarchs believed in the divine right of kings and the absolute authority of the monarch.