WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
To justify their power, absolute monarchs embraced the idea of their power being given to them by God. What is another term for this power?
A
Absolutism
B
Divine Right
C
Coronation
D
Hereditary Power
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -divine right of kings, in European history, a political doctrine in defense of monarchical absolutism, which asserted that kings derived their authority from God and could not therefore be held accountable for their actions by any earthly authority such as a parliament.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Doctrine of Divine and Absolute Right means that the King is the super power and only god can judge an unjust king. Thus the Monarch can’t be subjected to the will of commoners or even the Church.

Detailed explanation-3: -Rulers in an absolute monarchy had total control over the country. Most believed that they had the divine right to rule, meaning that God created the monarchy they ruled over and they alone were God’s representative on earth.

Detailed explanation-4: -The divine right to rule, also known as the “divine right of kings, ‘’ is a political doctrine asserting that monarchs derive their authority from God and cannot be held accountable for their actions by human means.

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