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- 1. Multiple ChoiceLouis XIV was known by what name?The Sun KingThe Moon KingKing of all EuropeKing of the Franks
- 2. Multiple ChoiceHuguenots were Protestants from which country?EnglandFranceAustriaSweden
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhich czar modernized Russia by building a navy and adopting western customs?Ivan the TerribleIgor the ProudNicholas IVPeter the Great
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the divine right of kings?Kings were descended from God.Kings were the head of the church/Kings received their authority from God alone.Only kings were able to decide what people believed.
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhich group wanted to change the Church of England?PilgrimsPuritansCopperheadsCavaliers
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWho was the English queen who defeated the Spanish Armada in 1588?Queen MaryQueen AnneQueen Elizabeth IQueen Catherine III
- 7. Multiple ChoiceBoyars and Junkers are examples of which social group of people?MonarchsChurch LeadersPeasantsNobility
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhich country was not controlled by members of the Hapsburg family?FranceSpainHoly Roman EmpireAustria
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the name of the ruling family of Austria?StuartsHuguenotsHohenzolleransHabsburgs
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat country did Maria Theresa rule?EnglandSpainAustriaRussia
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the name of the ruling family of Prussia?HuguenotsHohenzollernsHapsbourgsStuarts
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhich country did Peter the Great rule and modernize?PrussiaAustriaGermanyRussia
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhich leader built the palace of Versailles?Louis XIVPhillip IICharles VJames II
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWho is NOT an absolute monarch?Oliver CromwellCharles IIJames StuartElizabeth I
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWho made men shave their beards to be more western?Peter the GreatLouis XIVJames IElizabeth II
- 16. Multiple ChoiceIn an absolute monarchy where does the king's power come from?The consent of the governedThe nobilityThe constitutionDivine Right
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following individuals is the BEST example of an ABSOLUTE Monarch?Maria Theresa of AustriaFrederick I of PrussiaKing Louis XIV of FrancePeter the Great of Russia
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhich law gave people in France the right to CHOOSE to be Catholic or Protestant?Edict of NantesPeace of AugsburgEnglish Bill of RightsThe Magna Carta
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhen implementing his Westernization policy, Peter the Great wanted to make Russia like who?ChinaEuropeThe United StatesThe Middle East
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat impact did the Enlightenment have on Absolute Monarchs?It caused an increase in them in various nations throughout EuropeIt caused people to question them and favor more Democratic governmentsIt caused the acceptance of Divine Right as a legitimate political theoryAll of the above
- 21. Multiple Choice"Kings sit upon God's throne and rule according to God's law."
This statement would most likely have been made by a person who believed in:oligarchyabsolutismdemocracyglasnost - 22. Multiple ChoiceWhich quotation was most likely made by an absolute monarch?"The government that governs best, governs least.""I am the state.""The government must be based on a sound constitution.""It is the parliament that must make the laws."
- 23. Multiple ChoiceLouis XIV strengthened the power of the monarchy in France bycentralizing controlgranting democratic reformspracticing religious tolerationreducing the size of bureaucracy
- 24. Multiple ChoiceRussia's land owning noblesPuritansBoyarsBaroqueCabinet
- 25. Multiple ChoiceProblem that weakened the Spanish EmpireInflation and taxesPhilip II declared bankruptcystronger middle class than nobilityover printing of money
- 26. Multiple ChoiceRecognized Catholicism as the official religion of France, but allowed Huguenots to worship privatelyPeace of WestphaliaEdict of WormsEdict of NantesPeace of Augsburg
- 27. Multiple ChoiceThrough use of militarism, he made Prussia strongerPeter the GreatIvan the TerribleJoseph IIFredrick William
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWesternized Russia with European cultureLouis XIIIPeter the GreatIvan the TerribleCharles II
- 29. Multiple ChoiceThe economic system countries gain wealth by obtaining raw materials from colonies to make manufactured goods to sell to their colonies for a high profitCapitalismMercantilismImperialismColonialism
- 30. Multiple ChoicePeriod in the 1700's when philosophers believed that they could apply the scientific method and use reason to explain human natureEnlightenmentConstituionalismBourgeoisieScientific Revolution
- 31. Multiple ChoiceA widespread exchange of animals, plants, culture, people (including slaves), diseases, and ideas between the eastern and western hemispheres.Columbian ExchangeEnconmienda systemTriangular TradeGlobalization
- 32. Multiple ChoiceA form of government in which a single ruler is not restricted by a constitution or laws and claims the divine right of kingsImperialismAbsolutismMercantilismNationalism
- 33. Multiple ChoiceSystem of government in which a monarch shares power with a constitutionally organized government including a parliamentDemocracyRepublicLimited MonarchAbsolute Monarchy
- 34. Multiple Choiceaustrian dynastyhohenzollernstuarttudorhaspburg
- 35. Multiple Choiceenglish monarchy under henry 8stuarttudorwindsorwho gives
- 36. Multiple Choiceenglish dynasty under james Itudorstuartbourbonhaspburg
- 37. Multiple Choicedynasty of prussiahaspburgtudorromanovhohenzollern
- 38. Multiple Choicethe golden age of spain was experienced under what kingcharles VFerdinandphilip Iphilip II
- 39. Multiple Choicefrench protestantscavaliersHugeyespuritanshugenots
- 40. Multiple ChoiceWhat did the Edict of Nantes help to ensure?That France and Spain would not unitethat Germans could choose their own religionthat French Catholics would not be persecutedThat French Protestants would not be persecuted
- 41. Multiple ChoiceAs Spain's absolute ruler, what as Philip II's goal?To defeat the English at all costsTo take control over all of EuropeTo advance the Golden Age of SpainTo advance Spanish Catholic power
- 42. Multiple ChoiceWhich is a basic characteristic of an absolute monarchy?All power is held by a king or queenThere is an elected legislaturePeople's liberties are guaranteed in a written constitutionThere are many political parties
- 43. Multiple Choice
Which number on the map shows the kingdom that Peter the Great ruled?1234 - 44. Multiple ChoiceWhich number on the map shows the kingdom that Louis XIV ruled?1234
- 45. Multiple ChoicePeter the Great and Catherine the Great changed Russia byabolishing all social class distinctionsBecoming a constitutional monachyPreventing wars with neighboring nationsIntroducing western ideas and customs
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