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Autocracy
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A government in which one ruler has unlimited power
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Absolute Monarchy
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A government in which power lies in the hands of the king or queen with no restrictions
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Democracy
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A government controlled by its citizens
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Direct democracy
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Government in which citizens make direct decisions, without representatives
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Representative democracy
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A government in which the power is in the hands of representatives who are elected by citizens
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Constitutional monarchy
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A government in which a king or queen's rule is limited by a constitution
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Anarchy
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No government
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Aristocracy
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Government ruled by few wealthy people, usually hereditary
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Skepticism
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A philosophy based on the idea that nothing can be known for certain
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Divine right
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Believed that god created the monarchy and that the ruler acted as god's representative on earth
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Boyars
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Landowning nobles of russia
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Westernization
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An adoption of the social, political, or economic institutions of western-especially european or american-countries
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Parliament
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A body of representatives that helped make laws for england
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Identify and explain three reasons why absolutism gained the popularity in europe from the 1500's-1800.
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1. money coming in from the colonies made monarchs very rich
2. reformation ends king vs. pope battles and king wins. church power declines.
3. religous and territorial conflicts led to more wars. more wars=more taxes. more taxes cause people to revolt. Monarchs tighening control to keep peace.
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