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1 I. Absolutism A form of gov’t where unlimited, complete power is held by a monarch, with no checks or balances from any other part of the gov’t. 1. the ruling individual has ‘absolute’ power, with no challenges to that power 2. Divine Right B. Dominates Europe from 16th to 18th Centuries

2 Analysis of a Painting Who is in the painting?
What is in the background? What is the overall importance or meaning of the painting?

3 King Louis XIV (1643-1715)of France
“L’etat, c’est moi” (“I am the state”)

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