HISTORY 2HH3 Final: History 2HH3
10 Dec 2016
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Absolutism: a political structure where power is extremely centralized, typically through the form of a monarchy or dictator. In the context of the mediterranean, it may refer to the belief that the papacy held complete/absolute power. Displayed through the sale of indulgences and the special taxes and levies it imposed on several states. Papacy and church linked to political authority that led to the protestant reformation (16th c. ). Martin luther argued against absolutism, arguing that the papacy did not hold absolute power, aiming to secularize religion. Divine right theory: the idea that the right to rule comes directly from god. As a result, the ruler chosen by god does not have to answer to any other forms of authority, as god granted the individual the power to rule (absolutism). Ignores self-determination, as it imposes religious ideologies on all people within society regardless of class.
