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Absolutism, Constitutionalism, and the State System

9th Grade · Social Studies · US-OK-SS

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Compare diverse forms of early modern governance, including divine right absolutism in Europe and Asia, the rise of English constitutionalism, and enlightened despotism.

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us-okWH.2.5Oklahoma Social Studies Standards · 5th Grade

Compare the various forms of government established by: A. divine right rule, such as the Mandate of Heaven in China and absolutism in England and France B. Magna Carta in England, the English Civil War, and the Glorious Revolution C. enlightened monarchs such as Catherine the Great and Frederick the Great.