<span>Very often a Monarch claims to rule by divine right. Since he receives his power from God, his authority is absolute and he is responsible to no one except God.</span>
Monarchs feel the need to practice absolutism, because it means that they have the power to tell others to do. They also want to make their nation a superpower, and the exchange of leadership generally did not help (as the next person can be a 'weak' ruler, or more pacifist. With absolutism, however, a strong leader was able to do almost anything they want to do (within a certain boundary) and was able to wield the power they need that keeps them a leader.
there are many terms used to describe there territories. The colonies were controlled by Britain for the purpose of manufacturing goods and services that were not available in that current region. India was under British control as an occupational territory because England could not produce tea leaves in order to manufacture tea and India was perfect climate and soil to grow.
