All these statements describe King Louis XIV of France.
- <em>He called himself the Sun King because he considered himself as important as the sun itself.</em> Louis XIV is known to have had a very high opinion of himself. This is why he chose the sun as his symbol. Le Roi Soleil (the Sun King) was a way to present himself as a ruler who knew and saw everything (like the sun) and could not fail. He also felt a strong connection to the Greek Sun God, Apollo.
- <em>During his seventy-two year reign he claimed the divine rights of kings.</em> 72 years is the longest time any monarch has ruled over a European kingdom in history. Louis XIV believed he was the representative of God on earth, and therefore decided that the absolute powers of kingship were a sacred, god-given right.
- <em>He moved his court from Paris to Versailles, where he and his courtiers lived in splendor and excess.</em> Louis XIV frequently changed residences, but in 1682 he settled with his court in the Palace of Versailles, making it a symbol of French riches and prestige.
- <em>He did little or nothing to help the working people with everyday struggles. </em>Many of his subjects thought that Louis XIV put his personal interests before the country's. During the War of Spanish Succession for example (1701-14), he kept France at war to make sure his grandson, Philip V, would gain control over the Spanish Empire, while the cost of war caused famine among the people.
Answer:
The Senate
Explanation:
In the Sherman Compromise of 1787, it was decided that the House would have proportional representation, while the Senate would have two senators regardless of the state size.
This compromise was significant in that it determined the bicameral congressional system that we have today.
<u>Prior to the compromise, two plans were proposed:</u>
The New Jersey Plan favored smaller states by proposing equal representation in Congress.
- Smaller States thought they had equal status as a state
On the other hand, the Vlrginia Plan favored more populous states by proposing proportionate representation.
- Larger States thought that it would give citizens of smaller states unfair political influence
Answer:
The correct answer is b) emphasized individual judgment, not tradition.
Explanation:
The Transcendentalist Movement refers to a philosophical and spiritual movement that arose in the United States between the 1820s-1840s. It was inspired by a number of other schools of thought, such as Christian Unitarianism, Hinduism, and the philosophy of Immanuel Kant. Transcendentalists emphasize the role of the individual and the search of individual freedom. They believe that <u>the individual is at its best when it's free and independent, especially from the influence of institutions or tradition, which they claim corrupt the individual mind and cloud its judgment</u>. Some of the best known transcendentalists were figures such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, and Margaret Fuller.
