France
The King of France during the Age of Absolutism.
Who is King Louis XIV?
Who are the Habsburgs?
The first Queen we learned about, she died with no heir.
Who is Queen Elizabeth?
The ruling family of Russia from the 1600s-1900s.
Who are the Romanovs?
This country "sowed seeds" of revolution in other countries due to it success in creating a Constitutional Monarchy.
What is England?
The place where King Louis XIV resided during his reign as king.
What is the Palace of Versailles
King of Spain that assembled the Spanish Armada
Who is Philip II?
This person was made Lord Protector and was the only non King / Queen to not rule England during the Age of Absolutism.
Who is Oliver Cromwell?
This person stood 6 foot 8 inches tall and often dressed in disguise to visit Europe and learn their ways.
Who is Peter the Great?
The first two countries to revolt following the establishment of a Constitutional Monarchy in England.
What are the 13 colonies and France?
This is the nickname often given to King Louis XIV.
What is "The Sun King" / "The Sun God"?
The Spanish Armada had this many ships.
What is 130?
This major event happened in 1642 when Charles I broke his agreements with Parliament and the outcome resulted in his beheading.
What is the English Civil War?
The people of Russia strongly dislike Peter the Great because of this.
He idolized Frederick the Great and all of Prussia and did not like Russia. He forced Russian Soldiers to wear Prussian uniforms.
The English Bill of Rights influenced 4 other famous pieces of work, please name two of them.
1. Declaration of Independence
2. United States Constitution
3. French Declaration of the Rights of Man
4. Constitutions of Canada, Australia, Ireland & New Zealand
This is the title given to those who were allowed to move into the Palace of Versailles with Louis XIV.
What are Nobles?
This was the cause of the Spanish War of Succession.
What is King Charles II dying without an heir to the throne?
The English Bill of Rights was established under the rule of __________________ in 1689.
Who is William & Mary?
This empire was defeated so that Catherine the Great could gain access to the Black Sea.
What is the Ottoman Empire?
Countries here soon began to fight against Absolute Rulers due to the success of the US and France revolutions.
What are Latin American countries?
Lasting for 72 years and 110 days, the reign of Louis XIV is often called this.
What is "The Great Century"?
Philip of Anjou ends up on the throne following the long Spanish War of Succession, what was he required to do as a requirement to rule over Spain?
He was forced to relinquish his claim to the French throne and ensure that France and Spain never unite as one.
These two armies fought against each other in the English Civil War.
What are the Royalists & the Roundheads?
When learning about Catherine the Great, we learned she was an "Enlightened Absolutist" -- What does this mean?
It is used to describe a Monarch that embraces the ideas of the Enlightenment while maintaining complete control over the realm.
This system of government slowly but surely replaced Monarchies throughout the world and ended the Age of Absolutism.
What is Democracy?