Absolutist Rulers Such as Louis XIV Sought Control Over the State

question 66

Multiple Choice

Absolutist rulers such as Louis XIV sought control over the state because:

• A) they knew best what was good for their subjects rather than parliaments.
• B) they were vulnerable to personal attacks-even in their own palaces.
• C) they wanted to strengthen the power of the Church and the papacy.
• D) they were hoping to strengthen the power of parliaments and representative assemblies.
• E) the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries were times of great disorder in Europe.

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