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The Rise of Absolute Monarchs and Nation-States . Key Words and Concepts . Autocrat . au·to·crat -Noun A ruler who has absolute power. Someone who insists on complete obedience from others; an imperious or domineering person. Synonyms despot - tyrant. Nationalism . na·tion·al·ism

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  1. The Rise of Absolute Monarchs and Nation-States Key Words and Concepts

  2. Autocrat • au·to·crat -Noun • A ruler who has absolute power. • Someone who insists on complete obedience from others; an imperious or domineering person. Synonyms • despot - tyrant

  3. Nationalism • na·tion·al·ism • /ˈnaSHənəˌlizəm/ • Noun • Patriotic feeling, principles, or efforts. • An extreme form of this, esp. marked by a feeling of superiority over other countries. • Synonyms • patriotism

  4. Divine Right of Kings • divine right of kings   • Noun • The doctrine that kings derive their authority from God, not from their subjects.

  5. Monarch • mon·arch • /ˈmänərk/ • Noun • A sovereign head of state, esp. a king, queen, or emperor. • A large migratory orange and black butterfly (Danausplexippus, family Nymphalidae) that occurs mainly in North America. The caterpillar... • Synonyms • sovereign - king - ruler - potentate - prince

  6. Assimilated • assimilated  past participle, past tense ofas·sim·i·late(Verb) • Verb • Take in (information, ideas, or culture) and understand fully: "assimilate the week's events". • Absorb and integrate (people, ideas, or culture) into a wider society or culture: "pop trends are assimilated into the mainstream".

  7. Nationality • na·tion·al·i·ty • /ˌnaSHəˈnalitē/ • Noun • The status of belonging to a particular nation. • Distinctive national or ethnic character: "the change of a name does not discard nationality". • Synonyms • citizenship - nation - people

  8. Domesday Book • The written record of a census and survey of English landowners and their property made by order of William the Conqueror in 1085-1086.

  9. Salisbury Oath • The Oath of Salisbury refers to an event in August 1086 when William I of England summoned his tenants-in-chief and "landowning men of any account" to Salisbury, where they swore allegiance to him and to be faithful against all other men. The oath was demanded at a time of crisis when the Conqueror was facing revolt and invasion. There seems little doubt that it was intended as a practical assurance and reminder rather than as a constitutional statement.

  10. Huguenots • Hu·gue·not • noun • a member of the Reformed or Calvinistic communion of France in the 16th and 17th centuries; a French Protestant.

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