CHAPTER 18 LESSON 3

CHAPTER 18 LESSON 3

Absolutism in Europe

ESSENTIAL QUESTION

How does the exercise of absolute power affect a country?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following did Cardinal Richelieu do?

• A.He crushed a revolt led by nobles.

• B.He named Louis XIV the Sun King.

• C.He repressed Catholicism.

• D.He centralized power under the king.

Open Ended

Analyzing PRIMARY SOURCES

Louis XIV to his Chancellor (1661)

“ [Up] to this moment I have been pleased to entrust the government of my affairs to the late Cardinal. It is now time that I govern them myself. You [secretaries and ministers of state] will assist me with your counsels when I ask for them… . I request and order you to seal no orders except by my command… . I order you not to sign anything, not even a passport . . . without my command; to render account to me personally each day and to favour no one.”

—Louis XIV, quoted in Princes and Peoples

DBQ INTERPRETING How do Louis XIV’s instructions to his Chancellor exemplify absolutism?

Multiple Choice

The royal court at Versailles was used by Louis XVI

• A.as France's main cathedral.

• B.as the center for state offices.

• C.as the first university.

• D.to listen to concerns of the peasantry.

Open Ended

Classifying How was the monarchy of Louis XIV characteristic of absolutism?

Multiple Choice

Why did Fredrick William of Prussia build a large standing army?

• A.The Commissariat raised taxes for the army.

• B.Every other country had a standing army.

• C.Prussia had no natural frontiers for defense.

• D.The Junkers served as officers in the army.

Open Ended

Comparing How was the role of the military significant in Prussia and Austria?

Multiple Choice

hich country was a part of the Hapsburg empire?

• A.France

• B.Russia

• C.Hungary

• D.Germany

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true about the Austrian Empire?

• A.The empire was made up of many different national groups.

• B.The empire was ruled by a parliament.

• C.Each territory had its own laws and political life.

• D.The empire included territory in western Europe only.

Multiple Choice

Peter the Great gained access to the Baltic Sea when

• A.Russia defeated Sweden in a war.

• B.Russia developed a navy.

• C.Russia became a great military state.

• D.Ivan IV died.

Open Ended

Stating In what ways did Peter the Great modernize both the culture and the military of Russia?

Open Ended

How does the exercise of absolute power affect a country?