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Absolutism to Revolutions
Term | Definition |
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Absolute Monarch | Kings or Queens who held all of the power within their states' boundaries. Their goal was to control every aspect of society |
Divine Right | The idea that God created the monarchy and that the monarch acted as God's representative on Earth |
Skepticism | The idea that nothing can ever be known for certain |
Intendants | Central government agents who collected taxes and administered justice |
Boyar(s) | Russia's land owning nobility |
Westernization | The concept of using Western Europe as a model for change |
Restoration | A time period in England when Charles II came back to power as the King of England |
Habeas Corpus | Laws adopted in England that gave every prisoner the right to be brought before a judge to have specified the changes against the prisoner |
Constitutional Monarch | A ruler whose power was limited by laws that he or she had to follow |
Cabinet | A group of government ministers who acted in the name of the majority party in Parliament |
Glorious Revolution | The bloodless overthrow of King James II |
Puritan(s) | Members of Parliament who wanted to rid the church of England of Catholic practices and influence |
Royalist(s) | Members of Parliament who supported the idea of an absolute monarch |
Feudalism | A political system in which nobles are granted the use of lands by the king in return for loyalty |
Nation States | An independent geopolitical unit of people having a common culture and identity |
Persecution | The systematic mistreatment of certain individuals or groups by other individuals or groups |
Inquisition | A group of institutions with in the Roman Catholic Church whose aim was to combat heresy |
Symbolism | The practice of representing things of significance in various ways |
Inflation | The decline in the value of money |
Zealot | A person who is fanatically committed to some cause |