Question

challenges to absolutism

• be able to identify the ways monarchs clashed with their subjects: taxation, parliament, claim of divine right
• show how the enlightenment was a cause of revolution in the glorious revolution, the american revolution, and french revolution.
• examples - how did the ideas of locke, montesquieu, rousseau, and voltaire influence revolutionaries?
• explain how the french and indian war was a cause of both the american and french revolutions
• identify and describe the causes of the french revolution, including economic, ideological (enlightenment), political, and social causes
• terms to know:
• constitutional monarchy
• ancien regime
• estates general
• estates
• bourgeosie
• three estates and characteristics of each
• louis xvi
• marie antoinette
• checks and balances
• parliament
• natural rights
• versailles
• divine right

Explanation:

The content is about historical events (revolutions, wars), political systems (absolutism, constitutional monarchy), and social/ideological factors (Enlightenment, estates). History, a subfield of Social Science, deals with studying past events, political developments, and social/ideological influences, so History (Social Science subfield) is the best fit.

Answer:

Social Science - History