Key Terms and Concepts
What is the term for a system of government where a monarch has absolute power over the state and its people?
Absolutism
This French king famously said "L'état, c'est moi," meaning "I am the state."
A: Louis XIV
B: Phillip II
C: Ivan I
D: Louis VII
A: Louis XIV
True or False? The rise of absolute monarchs in Europe often resulted in the suppression of speech and religion
Suppression: The act of keeping something from happening, being seen, or being expressed
True
European Countries used this economic model to make money, which can be described as:
Importing raw materials from a colony and making goods to export back to the colony, and exporting more than you import
A: Mercantilism
B: Capitalism
C: Communism
D: Socialism
A: Mercantilism
This concept describes the idea that kings and queens are chosen by God to rule:
Divine Right
The Spanish king who ruled during Spain’s "Golden Age" and was involved in numerous wars, including the Spanish Armada:
A: Frederick The Great
B: Phillip II
C: Charles I
D: All of the above
B: Phillip II
Ideas from this movement made people challenge traditional absolute government ideas and structures:
A: Traditional Movement
B: Enlightenment Movement
C: European Movement
D: Uprising Movement
B: Enlightenment Movement
A failed attempt to blow up England’s King James I and the Parliament on November 5, 1605:
A: The Crown Operation
B: Gunpowder Plot
C: Operation London
D: Protestant Revolution
B: Gunpowder Plot
Definition: Violent protests over the government
(Absolutism in Europe led to many of these across the continent)
A: Massacre
B: Class
C: Group Revolt
D: Uprising
Uprising
This former English monarch had six wives, two of which he executed:
Henry VIII
Absolutism in Europe often led to the centralization of power in the hands of one ruler, which meant that local leaders, like these, lost much of their influence.
A: Kings and Queens
B: Farmers/Peasants
C: Mercantilists
D: Nobles
D: Nobles
Ivan The Terrible created the Oprichnina, which was a secret _______ _________ that spied on people and used violence to scare people.
A: video device
B: police force
C: military group
D: family
B: police force
Definition: The part of the government that makes laws, which takes some power away from the leader.
(Absolute rulers wanted to weaken this group of people)
A: Government
B: Parliament
C: Social Class
D: Monarchy
B: Parliament
This English monarch famously clashed with Parliament, leading to his execution during the English Civil War:
A: Peter the Great
B: Catherine The Great
C: Charles I
D: Henry VIII
C: Charles I
This event, inspired by the inequality under absolute monarchs, eventually led to the overthrow of the French monarchy and the establishment of a republic.
A: French Revolution
B: American Revolution
C: Spanish Armada
D: Gunpowder Plot
A: French Revolution
This war, fought between England and France from 1756 to 1763, saw both absolutist powers battling for control over European and colonial territories.:
A: English Civil War
B: Seven Years' War
C: War of 1757
D: French-Anglo War
B: Seven Years' War