Ap Euro Dbq Absolutism
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In the seventeenth and eighteenth century, absolutism was the form of government used throughout Europe. With absolutism rulers had unlimited power because it was thought that monarchs were chosen to rule over the people by God. Europe’s rulers were all trying to get more power and to gain more wealth while the poor follow the king’s command. The people did not have any rights and because there absolute ruler has all the power many conflicts formed between the kings and the Parliament. Because of the many issues caused by the idea of one person holding all the power, the most effective form of government during that time period would have been a democracy. In document 4, the excerpt from Voltaire’s writings tells how fair trials are necessary