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Absolute Monarchs in Europe

Long-Term Causes
Immediate Causes

  • church loses power. 

  • national kingdoms are growing. 

  • cites, growth of middle class are growing.

  • no feudalism.

  • armies are expanding.

  • increased taxes are in need.

  • peasants or nobles are mad.

  • religious and territorial have disagreement

European Monarchs Claim Divine Right to Rule Absolutely.

  • courts in need to be larger. 

  • nobility and legislature are losing power.

  • bureaucracies government are new.

  • law of religion and society.

  • building projects are huge.  

Immediate Effects 

  • An instant of revolving France.

  • wwestern European has an effect on Russia.

  • English political changes quickly that influence U.S. democracy.

Long-Term Effects 
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