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During the Age of Absolutism, European monarchs looked to
Develop better relations with muslim rulers
Centralize political power in their nations
Encourage the growth of political farms
Increase human rights for citizens
Who was Peter the Great?
This man promoted Westernization campaigns to make his country more European
This man demonstrated absolutism by building the city Versailles as a way of distracting the French nobility
This man didn't believe that the average person was intelligent enough to participate in government, which led him to believe that enlightened monarchy was best
This man thought that humans were naturally greedy and chaotic and would need a large government to control them
Who was Louis XIV?
This man promoted Westernization campaigns to make his country more European
This man demonstrated absolutism by building Versailles as a way of distracting the French nobility
This man believed that humans were naturally good and would not need a large government to rule over them.
This man did not believe that the average person was intelligent enough to participate in government, which led him to believe that an enlightened monarchy was best.
The English Bill of Rights
created a constitutional monarchy.
resolved all of England's seventeenth-century religious questions.
reaffirmed the divine-right theory of kingship while limiting the king's power.
confirmed the king's right to raise standing armies without parliamentary consent.
The enlightened legal reforms expressed by Catherine the Great in her Instruction
succeeded in abolishing serfdom in all of Russia.
succeeded in establishing an equal system of law for all Russian citizens.
instigated changes in Russian government that sapped the power of the old nobility.
supported equality before the law, questioned serfdom, torture and capital punishment.
During the reign of Charles I of England,
the English Civil War occurred.
Oliver Cromwell emerged as the new military leader.
Parliament was dissolved.
All of the above
The economic theory based on a country's ability to export more goods than import which contributed to the rise of absolutism was
capitalism.
laissez faire economics.
mercantilism.
socialism.
Which of these events most directly led to the signing of the English Bill of Rights?
English Civil War
Glorious Revolution
Thirty Years War
Defeat of Spanish Armada
Which of the following was a problem with the age of absolutism?
Wars were fought for status, religion, territory, and power
Taxes were raised to build roads, canals, factories, and merchant ships
Countries gained vast territories of land throughout Europe
Tremendous wealth was gained by utilizing their colonies raw materials
Westernization means …
Traveling West in search of natural resources
To adopt or be influenced by the cultural, economic, or political systems of Europe
The following could be said about Phillip II’s legacy
It was a success because he spent his money wisely and left Spain wealthy
It was an economic failure because he left Spain poor after a lot of spending on wars.
He is relatively unknown as a monarch
His dad Charles V was more well known
Which monarchy started the Church of England and proclaimed himself the Supreme Head of the Church?
Phillip II
Henry VIII
Elizabeth I
Mary I
The English Bill of Rights ended the __________________________ in England.
Constitutional Monarchy.
Absolute Monarchy.
Totalitarian State.
westernized Russia.
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