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Explain why the following have become historical figures: Charles III

Charles III: king of Spain 1759-1788, enlightened monarch who carried out a reformist policy.

Explain why the following have become historical figures: Philip V

Philip V: first Spanish king from the Bourbon house (1700-1746). He introduced the administrative centralisation of the Bourbons

Explain why the following have become historical figures: Montesquieu

Montesquieu: establishes the basis for the separation of powers.

Explain the following term: Encyclopaedia

Encyclopaedia: reasoned dictionary that intended to be a summary of the knowledge of the time.

Match the following statements to a political system: c) ‘Sovereignty essentially consists of the general will of the people’.

(c) Democracy/ Parliamentarism

Match the following statements to a political system: b) ‘I am the state’.

Absolutism

Match the following statements to a political system: a) ‘All for the people, without the people’

Enlightened despotism.

Explain the following term: Enlightened despotism:

Form of government in which the king works to bring happiness to his subjects

Explain the following term: Economic Society of Friends of the Country

one of the private associations of enlightened thinkers that met to discuss a variety of subjects.

Explain the following term: the Nueva Planta decrees

Decrees which abolished the charters and institutions of the Crown of Aragón.

Explain the following term: Estates General

The Estates General was an assembly of representatives from all the provinces of the Dutch Republic, where joint decisions were made.

What measures did Carlos III take to strengthen the economy?

Free trade with America from Spanish ports; new land was farmed; the privileges of the Mesta were reduced; Royal factories were created

Which European territories did Spain lose after the War of the Spanish Succession? Which countries gained those territories?

Great Britain received Gibraltar and Menorca, Austria received Spanish territory in Flanders and Italy.

What caused the War of the Spanish Succession?

The War of the Spanish Succession began when the Habsburgo King Carlos II died childless in 1700, leaving two rival candidates for the Spanish throne.

Summarise the main ideas of the Enlightenment.

Reason should be applied to all areas of life; natural rights belong to all human beings; knowledge is the key to happiness and tolerance is basis of coexistenc

Why was the agrarian sector not very productive in the 18th century?

It was not very productive in the 18th century because very basic tools were used, crops depended on the weather, and bad harvests could result in famine

How did the Bill of Rights limit the monarch’s power?

The Bill of Rights established that the monarch could not pass laws, create new taxes, or collect them without the approval of Parliament.

Into which groups were the nobility and clergy divided?

In high nobility/clergy and low nobiliy/clergy

Which were the privileged estates?

The nobility and the clergy were the privileged estates.

How many estates were there in the Old Regime?

There were three estates in the Old Regime: nobility, clergy and commoners.

Explain the following term Enlightenment

The Enlightenment was an 18th-century philosophical and cultural movement that centred on the use of human reason and the belief in progress.

Explain the following term: Absolutism

Absolutism was the system of government in many parts of 18th-century Europe, in which the monarchs held full legislative, executive and judicial powers.

Explain the following term: Old Regime

The Old Regime was the political, social and economic system that many parts of Europe followed until the 18th century.

Explain the following term: guild

A guild was an association that regulated the work of artisans in the same trade.