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In an absolute monarchy, the monarch has:

  • Power shared with elected officials
  • Unlimited power (correct)
  • Limited power with checks and balances
  • Power subject to approval by the nobles
  • Absolute monarchy originally emerged in Europe after the social upheaval of:

  • The Age of Exploration
  • The Industrial Revolution
  • The Protestant Reformation
  • The Black Death and Renaissance (correct)
  • The absolutist system of government saw its high point during the late:

  • 16th and the 17th century (correct)
  • 12th and 13th century
  • 18th and 19th century
  • 14th and 15th century
  • Who is associated with a more autocratic form of rule under the absolutist system of government?

    <p>Louis XIV of France</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Absolute monarchy was later spread as a model to centralize the varied territories of the Kingdom of:

    <p>Spain</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main characteristic of an absolute monarchy?

    <p>Hereditary rule by the monarch</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When did absolute monarchy originally emerge in Europe?

    <p>After the social upheaval of the Black Death and Renaissance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which historical figures are associated with the high point of the absolutist system of government?

    <p>Louis XIV of France and Philip II of Spain</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the reaction of monarchs to the counter-balancing forces of medieval society in establishing absolute monarchy?

    <p>They aimed to centralize the state</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which prestigious Duchy was originally associated with absolute monarchy before it spread to other territories?

    <p>Duchy of Burgundy</p> Signup and view all the answers

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