UNIT 3 STUDY GUIDE: Absolutism and Constitutionalism Absolutism Constitutionalism Challenges to Absolutism N_____________________ T_____________________ C_____________________ U_____________________ R_____________________ Louis XIV Peter the Great “The Fredericks” of France of Russia of Prussia The “___________ King” Boyars Prussia-Brandenburg “The ____________ of the Ivan the Terrible had already "L'État, c'est moi" Holy Roman Empire reduced the power of the boyars a century before, but Peter furthered “Un roi, une loi, une foi.” Devastated by the Thirty this trend toward absolutism. Years’ War Fronde Table of Ranks Frederick William I Versailles Russian Orthodox Church “The Great Elector” Reform Power to tax by decree Edict of Nantes Kings of Prussia Westernization Frederick I Gallicanism Frederick William I Frederick II “the Great” Wars J.B. Colbert and Mercantilism Prussian Militarism Azov Campaigns Prussia made up for its small size Great Northern War by maintaining a large, army. War of Spanish Succession Purpose: _____________ Ports All absolute monarchs maintained large standing armies. Constitutional societies, such as England, were highly suspicious about peacetime standing armies for this reason.
UNIT 3 STUDY GUIDE: Absolutism and Constitutionalism Absolutism Constitutionalism Challenges to Absolutism N_____________________ C_____________________ R_____________________ T_____________________ U_____________________ Louis XIV of France Peter the Great of Russia “The Fredericks” of Prussia The “___________ King” "L'État, c'est moi" “Un roi, une loi, une foi.” Fronde Versailles Edict of Nantes Gallicanism J.B. Colbert and Mercantilism War of Spanish Succession Boyars Ivan the Terrible had already reduced the power of the boyars a century before, but Peter furthered this trend toward absolutism. Table of Ranks Russian Orthodox Church Reform Westernization Wars Azov Campaigns Great Northern War Purpose: _____________ Ports Prussia-Brandenburg “The ____________ of the Holy Roman Empire Devastated by the Thirty Years’ War Frederick William I “The Great Elector” Power to tax by decree Kings of Prussia Frederick I Frederick William I Frederick II “the Great” Prussian Militarism Prussia made up for its small size by maintaining a large, army. All absolute monarchs maintained large standing armies. Constitutional societies, such as England, were highly suspicious about peacetime standing armies for this reason.
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