Age of Absolutism
Global Regents Review
Patten/Valdner
India
Akbar the Great
Very Tolerant
 Encouraged Trade
 Modernized the Army
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Spain
Charles V
 Faced many military threats
Philip II
 Divine Right Theory - The King is an agent from
God and authority to rule comes directly from
God
France
Louis XIII
 Cardinal Richelieu
– Chief Minister
– Increased Royal
Power
– Defeated groups
that did not bow
to the King
France
Louis XIV – The Sun King
 Positives
– Expanded Bureaucracy
– Organized a Strong Army
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Negatives
– Built Palace of Versailles (Deficit Spending)
– Persecuted the Huguenots – Depriving the
nation of hard-working prosperous citizens
Russia
Peter the Great
 Westernization is bring Western ideas into
Russia
 Did NOT gain a warm water port!!
Catherine the Great
 DID gain a warm water port!
Warm Water Port = Increase in Trading
Glorious Revolution
Non-Violent Transfer of Power
Limited Monarchy – A legislative
body that limits the King’s
Power
English Bill of Rights
 King must work with Parliament
 Abolished excessive find and
cruel punishment