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AP European History 1.2 Period 2: 1648-1815. Which best describes the state of nature as highlighted in Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes?
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AP European History 1.3 Period 2: 1648-1815. Absolute authority is best exemplified by which historic royal ruler?
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- 00:04
And here's your shmoop du jour brought to you by absolute
- 00:06
authority why? Because we said so take a look at this image right there [Finger points at a man and image of leviathan appears]
- 00:12
all right here's the question... Absolute authority illustrated
- 00:17
on the book cover above is best exemplified by which historic royal
- 00:21
ruler? And here your potential answers.... well
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- 00:28
let's get this out of the way yes the cover of Leviathan is super creepy but [Cover of leviathan]
- 00:33
you have to admit it's probably the most discerning skyline you'll ever see, sorry
- 00:38
New York but the questions less about the book and more about history so which
- 00:42
King from history best exemplifies the idea of absolute authority... was it A
- 00:49
Chuck one - Well good old chuck yeah Charles there certainly sought absolute
- 00:54
authority and believed in the divine right of Kings too bad he was convicted
- 00:58
of treason and executed in the English Civil War. Guess he didn't have the [Charles I laying down waiting to be executed]
- 01:01
authority to say hey guys please don't kill me that eliminates A... Well James
- 01:06
the first also sought absolute authority but he failed as well though he was the
- 01:11
first monarch of both England and Scotland. A for effort but F for failing [King James the first and an England and Scotland flag appear]
- 01:16
to be a king for a ridiculous amount of time without anyone really challenging
- 01:20
you and also having a pretty weird hat so that eliminates B as well. What about
- 01:25
option D Henry the fourth well he started France on the road to absolute
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monarchy but was assassinated before achieving any real results..Starting to see a [King Henry the fourth assassinated on the road]
- 01:34
theme here that means that absolute authority is best exemplified by C
- 01:39
Louis the fourteenth often referred to as the Sun King Louis ruled for 72 years [King Louis with a bright orange light beaming behind him]
- 01:46
with that question the longest reign of any monarch in European history but hey
- 01:51
he didn't have a super awesome hat trying to throw you a bone there James,
- 01:55
sorry... [King James I wearing a black top hat]
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