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Euro-Civ-01
Absolutionism- Week 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What or who gives the government power or authority? | Bloodlines dictate who receives the throne. Parliament has a hand in the extent of king/queen's control |
| Why would people support absolute monarchy? | In economic troubles, they needed someone to regulate a reformation and create stability. Many were made to believe it was a religious endowment and that God wished the people to follow monarchs. |
| What did the theory of absolutism claim? | God gives King or Queen absolute power; defying monarch equals defying God. Church and state are united to support absolutism. Subjects and their property belong to monarchy. |
| Under an absolute monarchy, what powers did the King have? | Create legislation, grant privileges and create offices, render justice, create money, levy taxes, and raise an army |
| What did King Louis XIV do to incorporate absolutism in financing? | He re-created the taxing system and shifted the balance of trade to more profitable mercantilism. |
| What did King Louis XIV do to incorporate absolutism in the military? | He established a long-standing army with better-trained, specialized troops after incorporating research and development. |
| What did King Louis XIV do to incorporate absolutism in the Bureaucracy? | He took control by taking power from nobles and giving it to bourgeoisie. He rewarded successful officials, making a more stable bureaucracy with better qualified officials. All rewards and appointments came from the king. |
| What were some successes/downfalls of Louis XIV's rule? | Successes: tax collection was in good condition, bureaucracy under control of experienced officials, created best trained army in Europe. Downfalls: Induced a large debt on the nation |
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