French+Revolution+Test+D1

=ABSOLUTISM= “The Rights of Kings” declares that God placed monarchy for the welfare of the people”, this was a quote from the absolutists during the 1500 to 1800s. Absolutism was a brief time period in history that monarchs ruled with unchallenged power. After the chaotic 14-century the people were willing to accept a powerful ruler. Louis XIV was one of the absolute rulers of this time and he, like all absolutists, ruled by himself without sharing any of the power. Louis XIV removed the nobles from the government because he didn’t trust them. With his unchallenged power he did everything; he gained land for France, unified the country under his rule by dislodging all but one religion as well as creating just one army for the whole nation. The fact that he was an absolute ruler was reinforced when he called himself “The Sun God”.