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What document signed by William and Mary restricted royal power? | THE ENGLISH BILL OF RIGHTS |
What developed after the English Civil War to express political beliefs? | POLITICAL PARTIES |
What document was the result of the Glorious Revolution? | THE ENGLISH BILL OF RIGHTS |
There was a shift in power during the Glorious Revolution. Who was it between? | PARLIAMENT AND THE KING |
Who became the rulers of England during the Glorious Revolution? | WILLIAM AND MARY |
Who became king after Oliver Cromwell died? | CHARLES II |
What happened to the king during the English Civil War? | EXECUTED |
Who was the king during the English Civil War? | CHARLES I |
Who led the Roundheads during the English Civil War? | OLIVER CROMWELL |
Name 2 events which furthered the development of English democracy. | THE ENGLISH CIVIL WAR AND THE GLORIOUS REVOLUTION |
Name 2 foundations of English democracy. | MAGNA CARTA AND COMMON LAW |
What did Peter the Great do for Russia? | MODERNIZED AND WESTERNIZED IT |
Democracy rests on the principle that power comes from where? | THE PEOPLE |
How did Prussia’s rulers enforce its absolutism? | THROUGH THE ARMY |
Who was the absolute ruler of Russia? | PETER THE GREAT |
Who was the absolute ruler of Prussia? | FREDERICK THE GREAT |
What French palace became a symbol of royal power? | PALACE OF VERSAILLES |
What is the theory that a ruler’s power comes directly from God and is only accountable to God? | DIVINE RIGHT OF KINGS |
Who was the king of France who built Versailles? | LOUIS XIV |
Name 2 characteristics of absolute monarchs. | RULE BY DIVINE RIGHT AND UNLIMITED POWER OF THE MONARCH |
During this Age, European monarchs increased the power of their central gov’t. | THE AGE OF ABSOLUTISM |