Relacionar Columnas Old and New RegimeVersión en línea Old and New Regime por Gehistart Artgeo 1 2 3 The monarch was not above the law, and he could not rule on his own 4 5 God was the source of a monarch's power, and he was above the law 6 7 According to this theory, there was only a fixed amount of trade in the world and a country's wealth was based on the amount of gold and silver that it accumulated 8 It was the political, social and economic system that was found in many parts of Europe up to the 18th century. 9 Old or Ancient Regime Absolutism Domestyc system Commoners Mercantilism Divine right of kings Triangular trade Parlamentary monarchy Separation of powers