| A | B |
|---|
| absolute ruler | someone who rules with total and complete power |
| absolutism | the belief that rulers should have total power |
| divine right of kings | the belief that God gave power to the kings to rule like gods on God's behalf |
King Louis XIV,  | The "Sun King": Absolute Ruler of France who said "I am the state." |
| Absolute Rulers | Ivan the Terrible, Suleiman the Magnificent, Peter the Great, Louis XIV of France, and Philip II of Spain |
Hobbes,  | a philosopher who supported absolutism |
| Locke | an enlightenment writer who opposed absoultism |
| Bishop Jacques-Benigne Bossuet | supporter of absolutism |
| Parliament | lawmakers that limit the king's power |
| constitution | a document that limits the power of rulers and protects the rights of people |
| Magna Carta | first attempt to limit king's power in England |
| Age of Absolutism | period of time in the 1500's through the 1600's when kings and queens had total control over the lives of people |
| The Glorious Revolution | In 1688, the English Parliament became supreme over king and created constitutional monarchy |
