HISTORY
ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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broke from the Roman Catholic Church
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helped feudal lords build secure castles
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instituted programs that gave more power to their parliaments
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made government decisions without the consent of the people
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Detailed explanation-1: -As sovereign by divine right, the King was God’s representative on earth. It is in this respect that his power was “absolute”, which in Latin means literally ‘free of all restraints’: the king was answerable to no one but God. During his coronation, Louis XIV swore to defend the Catholic faith.
Detailed explanation-2: -Absolute monarchs centralize their absolute power. Louis XIV and Peter the Great are exceptional examples of an absolute monarch. Louis ruled in France from 1638 – 1715 and Peter ruled in Russia, but he was not liked by many people. They both had all four characteristics of an absolute monarch.
Detailed explanation-3: -One similarity is they both had traumatic events as a child. Louis XIV was ignored as a child and was shown no respect. Peter the Great and his family were targeted by the Russian military when he was young. Another similarity was they both trued to take advantage of nobility so they could remain in power.
Detailed explanation-4: -Absolute monarchy is also called absolutism. A prime example of an absolute monarchy in French history includes King Louis XIV; he referred to himself as the title of Sun King. Peter the Great is an example of an absolute monarch in Russian history.
Detailed explanation-5: -Both achieved self-sufficiency for their state as an absolute monarch by attaining economic and cultural success.