AP Euro Unit 3 Review: Absolutism and Constitutionalism

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Which treaty ended the Thirty Years' War?

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Peace of Westphalia

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What was the significance of the Peace of Westphalia?

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It ended the Thirty Years' War and established the principle of state sovereignty and the concept of a balance of power among European nations.

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The "putting-out" system of the nineteenth century refers to

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workers producing goods at home with raw materials supplied by outside contractors

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What does Absolute Ruler mean?

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A ruler who is involved in all aspects of government and public life.

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During the Age of Absolutism, European monarchs looked to centralize political power in their nations.

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Centralize political power in their nations

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Who was Peter the Great?

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This man promoted Westernization campaigns to make his country more European

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Who was Louis XIV?

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This man demonstrated absolutism by building Versailles as a way of distracting the French nobility.

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The English Bill of Rights

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created a constitutional monarchy.

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During the reign of Charles I of England, what significant events occurred? Options: the English Civil War occurred, Oliver Cromwell emerged as the new military leader, Parliament was dissolved, All of the above.

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All of the above

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The economic theory based on a country's ability to export more goods than import which contributed to the rise of absolutism was

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mercantilism.