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Absolutionism- Week 2

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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  
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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.  
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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.  
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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  
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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.  
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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.  
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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.  
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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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