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9th Grade SS
Regents Prep 5c - Global Absolutism
Term | Definition |
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Peter the Great and Catherine the Great changed Russia by | introducing western ideas and customs |
Changes in Russia under Peter the Great were most similar to changes that occurred in | Japan during the Meiji Restoration |
Westernization in Russia came about largely through the | efforts of Peter the Great and his successors |
“God hath power to create or destroy, make or unmake, at his pleasure; to give life or send death; to judge…and to be judged (by) none…And the like power have kings;…” Which idea is described by this passage? | theory of divine right |
“The person of the King is sacred, & to attack him is an attack on religion itself. Kings represent the divine majesty & have been chosen by Him to carry out His purposes. Serving God & respecting kings are bound together.” —Bishop Jacques Bossuet | This statement describes the philosophy that existed during the Age of Absolutism |
“The person of the King is sacred, & to attack him is an attack on religion itself. Kings represent the divine majesty & have been chosen by Him to carry out His purposes. Serving God & respecting kings are bound together.” —Bishop Jacques Bossuet | Which person would most agree with this statement? Louis XIV |