France
Who was the Sun King
A) Louis XIII
B) James II
C) Louis XIV
C) Louis XIV
_____ replaced England's absolute monarchy
A) a constitutional monarchy
B) a democracy
C) a republic
A) a constitutional monarchy
The ruler of Spain, the Spanish Netherlands, and the American colonies was
A) James II
B) Charles II
C) Philip II
C) Philip II
Skepticism is
A) belief in questioning the absolute monarchs
B) idea that nothing can be known for certain
C) theory that the earth revolves around the sun
B) idea that nothing can be known for certain
An absolute monarch is _______
Louis XIV's extravagant home was the Palace of
A) Versailles
B) Verdun
C) Eiffel
A) Versailles
The Glorious Revolution was
A) the abolition of constitutional monarchies
B) James II overthrowing William and Mary
C) William and Mary's overthrowing of James II
C) William and Mary's overthrowing of James II
Maria Theresa was
A) last absolute monarch in England
B) heir to the Habsburg territories
C) Queen who overthrew King James II
B) heir to the Habsburg territories
The Thirty Years' War was
A) the war between French Catholics and Huguenots
B) the war between the NatAms/French and English
C) conflict over territory & religion among European ruling families
C) conflict over territory & religion among European ruling families
Divine right is _________
Which anti-Protestantism actions -did not- contribute to Louis XIV's downfall?
A) wars against Protestant countries hurt the French economy
B) targeted many skilled workers
C) he wasn't anti-Protestantism, he was anti-Catholicism
C) he wasn't anti-Protestantism, he was anti-Catholicism
Who defeated and held King Charles I as prisoner
A) Charles II
B) Oliver Cromwell
C) Cardinal Richelieu
Frederick the Great was
A) strong military leader & king of Spain
B) weak military leader & King of Prussia
C) strong military leader & King of Prussia
C) strong military leader & King of Prussia
The Seven Years' War was
A) conflict over religion & territory among European ruling families
B) conflict over colonial & commercial rivalry between France and England
C) war between Huguenots and French Catholics
B) conflict over colonial & commercial rivalry between France and England
Westernization was ______
Using western Europe as a model for change
____ were forced to live at Louis XIV's palace
A) Huguenots
B) peasants
C) nobles
C) nobles
Who is the center of power and policy making in England
A) the Prime Minister
B) the monarch
C) Parliament
A) the Prime Minister
Ivan the Terrible was
A) last absolute monarch of England
B) Czar of Russia, great reformer
C) Czar of Russia, struggled with conflicts
C) Czar of Russia, struggled with conflicts
What age did Louis XIV become King?
A) 4
B) 14
C) 24
A) 4
A constitutional monarch is ___________
a system of government where the monarch is limited by a constitution, and power is shared
_____ helped King Louis XIII as an adviser
A) Charles de Gaulle
B) Cardinal Richelieu
C) Cardinal Mazarin
B) Cardinal Richelieu
Which was not a clause in Parliament's Petition of Right?
A) not dissolve Parliament
B) not impose martial law in peacetime
C) not house soldiers in private homes
A) not dissolve Parliament
Peter the Great was
A) last King of England
B) Czar of Russia, struggled with conflicts
C) Czar of Russia, great reformer
C) Czar of Russia, great reformer
At what age did Louis XIV take control of his government?
A) 22
B) 32
C) 42
A) 22
One of the ways Peter tried to westernize Russia was
- introduced western foods
- started Russia's first newspaper
- allowed women to attend social gatherings
- ordered nobles to wear western fashions