Essential Questions- A&C
Was "divine right" a legitimate basis for political power?
Why did Europe fail to experience peace in the decades following the Treaty of Westphalia?
How did mercantilism affect European and New World economies?
Why did Austria, Prussia, France, Russia, and England emerge as the strongest powers during the age of absolutism?
What methods to absolute rulers use to maintain control?
How did constitutionalism differ from absolutism?
Give specific examples of each.
Why did Europe fail to experience peace in the decades following the Treaty of Westphalia?
How did mercantilism affect European and New World economies?
Why did Austria, Prussia, France, Russia, and England emerge as the strongest powers during the age of absolutism?
What methods to absolute rulers use to maintain control?
How did constitutionalism differ from absolutism?
Give specific examples of each.