Age of Absolutism
Enlightenment
English Civil War and the Glorious Revolution
American & French Revolution
Peter the Great and Russia
100

List three absolute monarchs

Louis xvi

Louis xiv

Peter the Great

Charles I

Phillip II

Fredrick the Great

100

the idea that government power should be divided among different branches to prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful is known as  __________

separation of powers

100

Ruled England as a Military Dictator

Who is Oliver Cromwell

100

This was the period in France where Robespierre ruled and used revolutionary terror to solidify the home front. He tried rebels, and they were all judged severely, and most were executed.

What is the Reign of Terror

100

_________ ruled Russia after Peter the Great

Catherine the Great

200

T/F: The Enlightenment emphasized the role of religion in government. 

False

200

John Locke’s ideas on natural rights most directly influenced

The Declaration of Independence


200

_______________ was the first English monarch to be publicly tried and executed.

What is the Declaration of Indulgences

200
Before the French Revolution, the poeple of France were dicided into three estates based mainly on their ________.



What is social class


200

Why did Peter the Great build the city of St. Petersburg?

He wanted a city on a seaport that would make it easier to travel to the West.

300

After the execution of King Charles, Oliver Cromwell ruled England as -

a military dictator

300

Believed that the best form of government depends on a country’s size, climate, and other factors; believed in the concept of separation of powers

Who is Montesquieu 

300

Which document, signed by William and Mary, listed restrictions on the power of the monarchy?

English Bill of Rights

300

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence for the American colonies?

Who is Thomas Jefferson

300

Which body of water was critical for Peter the Great’s military and trade ambitions?

What is the Baltic Sea

400

______________ was the first English monarch to be publicly tried and executed.

Who is Charles I


400

17th-century English philosopher who opposed the Divine Right of Kings and who asserted that people have a natural right to life, liberty, and property.

Who is John Locke

400

The English Civil War was Primarily fueled by conflicts between what two groups?

Royalist and Parlimentarians


400

What significant event occurred on July 14th, 1789?

The Bastille was stormed, beginning of the French Revolution.

500

Centralization of power and the concept of rule by divine right are the major characteristics of absolute monarchies. What is "rule by divine right"?

Rulers receive their royal power from God and answer only to God.

500

Political philosophies of the Enlightenment fueled revolution in the Americas and France.
Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence incorporated Enlightenment ideas.
The Constitution of the United States of America and the Bill of Rights incorporated Enlightenment ideas.

What is the Influence of the Enlightenment

500

Place the leaders of England during the English Civil War and the Glorious Revolution in the correct order.

James I

Charles I

Oliver Cromwell

Charles II

James II

William and Mary of Orange

500

The American Revolution officially ended with the signing of the __________

Treaty of Paris

500

Peter the Great's most outstanding contribution as absolute ruler of Russia was ____________.

Westernization

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