GC 5
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- what was the real need for absolutism described in the case for absolutism
- need for order
- identify four groupd who most supported the oncept of an absolute monarch because their fortunes were immediately linked to the monarch
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lawyers
burocrats
militay
murchants - this argument in favor absolutism maintains that absolutism is a part of the nationalism of the nation - the monarch is someone around whom people develop a sense of national worth
- predictable stage in nation state
- what two theories supported absolutism
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divine right of kings
machiavellis idea of preservation of the state - this king regarded as the best example of an absolute monarch. under him frensh culture, language and manners reached into all levels of european society. his court was imitated throughout europe.
- Louis XIV
- chrdinal rickelieu tames this group by setting up a network of secret spies
- nobles
- he was chief minister of louis XIV
- cardinal mazarin
- he was also known as the sun king
- lois XIV
- what three purposes were served by Versailles
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personal household of the king
cheif offices of the stae were located there
powerful subjects came there to find favors - what actions did louis XIV take reguarding the Huguenots
- he revoked the edict of nantes and destroyed their churches making thousands of them flee france
- this man was controller-general of finaces under louis XIV
- baptiste colbert
- what general policy did baptiste colbert pursue for france
- mercantilism
- identify four specific action taken by baptiste colbert to implement mercantilism
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- put tariffs on imports to decrease importation
- granted subsidies to new industries
- improved communication and transportation
- created mechant marine to carry french goods - stuart is to england as _____ is to france
- bourbon
- route through the hindu kush through which founder of mongul empire crossed in 1517
- khyber pass
- local officials that kept a portion of the taxes they collected from peasants in lieu of a salary
- zamidars
- built in the mid 17th c in memory of his wife who has died giving birth to her forteenth child at the age of 39
- taj mahal