Relier Pairs Old and New RegimeVersion en ligne Old and New Regime par Gehistart Artgeo 1 2 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 3 4 5 6 God was the source of a monarch's power, and he was above the law 7 It was the political, social and economic system that was found in many parts of Europe up to the 18th century. 8 9 The monarch was not above the law, and he could not rule on his own Commoners Triangular trade Absolutism Parlamentary monarchy Old or Ancient Regime Divine right of kings Domestyc system Separation of powers Mercantilism