Why has the era of Louis XIV's reign come to be known as the Age of Absolutism?
a. Science was providing answers for what previously was unknown.
b. Louis was a strong monarch who exerted power based on divine right.
c. Artists and architects looked to the absolutes of Classical style.
d. Louis XIV served as monarch both to France and the Holy Roman Empire.
Answer: b
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a. Early Christian b. Byzantine c. Early Medieval d. Romanesque e. Gothic
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A) Monteverdi-Artusi cabal B) Le nuove musiche C) Florentine Camerata D) Council of Trent