Under the reign of Louis XIV, the government in France was a/an:
A. dictatorship.
B. absolute monarchy.
C. direct democracy.
D. representative democracy.
Answer (3)
Under the reign of Louis XIV, the government in France was:
(B) An absolute monarchy. ;
Under the reign of Louis XIV, the government in France was an B) absolute monarch. Louis XIV is often viewed as a historical example of an absolute monarchy. An absolute monarchy is one in which all of the power of the monarchy is vested in the King. In this case all of the power of the Kingdom was vested in Louis XIV who ruled for decades in France.
Louis XIV ruled France as an absolute monarch from 1661 to 1715, emphasizing centralization of power, divine right, and control over nobility. He established the Palace of Versailles as a means to monitor and manage the aristocracy, illustrating his authoritative rule. Therefore, the correct answer is B) absolute monarchy.
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