WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -New monarchies laid the foundation for the centralized modern state by establishing monopolies on tax collection, military force, and the dispensing of justice and gaining the right to determine the religion of their subjects.

Detailed explanation-2: -Some of the best examples of these were Philip II, Philip III and Charles IV of Spain, who ruled during Spain’s heyday as the strongest naval empire coming out of Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries.

Detailed explanation-3: -Absolute monarchy is normally hereditary* or passed on through marriage. The term Absolutism is typically used in combination with some European monarchs during the transition from Feudalism* to early Capitalism*, and monarchs described as absolute can especially be found in the 17th century through the 18th century.

Detailed explanation-4: -There are several reasons behind the rise of absolutism namely, decline of feudalism, religious wars, especially Thirty Years War, growth of middle class and the taxation system resulted from the climate change that affected Europeans’ life and economy too negatively by causing to suffering and deprivation.

Detailed explanation-5: -What was a key characteristic of an absolute monarchy in the 16th and 17th centuries? Centralized government authority. Became ruler of Austria in 1740 after a pragmatic sanction was issued to allow this person to rule.