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WHIST Unit 2 Ch21-24
World History-Absolute monarchs,Enlightenment,US & French Rev,&Nationalism
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| divine right | idea that kings/queeens are God's representative on earth and they only answer to God. |
| absolutism | political belief that one ruler should hold all power within the boundaries of a country. |
| Characteristics of absolute rulers | * believe in divine right *used the wealth of the colonies to pay for their ambitions *want complete control & power *control the spread of ideas |
| boyars | Russia's landowning nobles |
| westernization | using western Europe as a model for change |