Absolutism and Constitutionalism

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  1. 3. Philosopher who believed in a strong central authority and wrote Leviathan
  2. 4. Type of war in which Cavaliers and Roundheads fought
  3. 5. Place where Decree that granted religious tolerance to Huguenots in France was signed
  4. 7. French king known as the "Sun King" who built Versailles and embodied absolute monarchy
  5. 10. Political system where power is limited by law and shared among different branches
  6. 12. English military leader who led the Parliamentarians and briefly ruled as Lord Protector
  7. 13. System of government in which the ruler has unlimited power and authority
  8. 14. First name of the 1688 event in which James II was removed from the English throne without major bloodshed
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  1. 1. Treaty that ended centuries of religious conflict
  2. 2. Belief that a monarch's authority comes directly from God and cannot be questioned
  3. 4. English king executed during the Civil War for opposing Parliament
  4. 6. Dutch leader who became King of England after the Glorious Revolution
  5. 8. Violent civil uprisings against the French monarchy erupted between 1648 and 1653
  6. 9. French cardinal and chief minister who strengthened royal power before Louis XIV's reign
  7. 11. Place where treaty to end the War of Spanish Succession was signed in 1713
  8. 15. English philosopher who argued that people have natural rights to life, liberty, and property