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Absolute Monarchy
Global Powers and Absolute Monarchy
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| absolute monarch | system of government in which the monarch(king/queen) has unlimited power over the government |
| Habsburg empire | the lands of the Habsburg royal family |
| armada | a fleet of warships |
| inflation | general increase in prices |
| divine right | the belief that God gave monarchs(kings/queens) the right to absolute power |
| Palace of Versailles | palace built by Louis XIV of France as the royal residence and seat of the French Government |
| tsar | Russian emperor |
| serf | a peasant who is legally bound to live and work on land owned by a lord |
| boyar | landowning Russian noble |
| partition | to divide up |
| English Civil War | series of battles that lasted from 1642-1651 |
| Puritan | English Protestant who wanted to reform the Church of England |
| treason | the betrayal of one's country |
| restoration | the return to power of the English Monarchy after the English Civil War |
| Glorious Revolution | the bloodless overthrow of King James II of England in 1688 |
| English Bill of Rights | a list of the constitutional rights of England's citizens: free elections, freedom to petition, independent Parliament, fair trials |
| Constitutional Monarchy | system of government in which the laws in the constitution limit the monarch's or emperor's powers |