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Unit I Terms

Unit I Terms. Nation- people similar language, culture, religion, heritage, ethnicity, norms, mores, values State- borders, government, population, sovereignty How are borders determined ? . Nation- State-. Government rules with absolute and unchallenged power. Who serves who? . Absolutism.

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Unit I Terms

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  1. Unit I Terms Nation- people similar language, culture, religion, heritage, ethnicity, norms, mores, values State- borders, government, population, sovereignty How are borders determined? Nation- State- Government rules with absolute and unchallenged power. Who serves who? Absolutism Divine Right Power to rule comes from God. Kings/Queens.- Divine Right and Evolution theory Monarch Enlightenment Age of Reason. Stress logic and nature over religion and superstition Philosophes Enlightened thinkers Salons Gathering locations for enlightened thinker Republic Government where laws are made by elected representatives of the people Social Contract- Relationship between the Government and the People- People give up rights – Government protects the people. Enlightened Despot Dictator with enlightened ideas Change, overthrow. Sometimes radical Revolution-

  2. The most Enlightened Enlightened Despot Notes: Name Total Checks Read works of enlightened thinkers Extended rights to peasants Religious freedom Head of nation Expand territory Took power from nobles Reformed laws Improved education Limited change Years Divine Right Nation- State Gave power to other parts of Government Catherine the Great Maria Theresa Frederick the Great Joseph II Total Checks The most enlightened Enlightened Despot- why? List the most common attributes of Enlightened Despots:

  3. The Absolute Absolute Monarch Notes: Name Total Checks Removed power from other government bodies Forced Religion Ignored people’s rights Selfish foreign policy or Wars Reduced right s of the people Bankrupted the State Seized rights of the people Increased taxes Police Terror Years Divine Right Nation- State Louis XIV Phillip I Charles I James I Ivan the Terrible Peter the Great Total Checks The absolute Absolute Monarch- why? List the most common attributes of Absolute Monarchs:

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