The Monarchy

Open Ended

Have you ever been in a situation where you felt you were treated unfairly? How did it make you feel?

Multiple Choice

What statement about the Magna Carta is the most true?

• It brought full democracy to England

• It shifted some power from the king to the English Barons

• It strengthened the rule of absolute monarchs in Europe

• It led to over 100 years of civil war in England and Europe

Absolute Monarchy

Multiple Choice

Which term means that monarchs get the right to rule from their deity?

• Divine Right

• Absolutism

• Mandate from Heaven

• None of the above

Categorize

Options (12)

Ruled Prussia

Created the General Rule Commissariat to levy taxes

Defeated most military powers in Europe

Ruled France

Built Versailles

Fought four wars

Bribed his nobility

Ruled Russia

Built St. Petersburg for a western port

Westernized his country

Ruled Spain

Spanish inquisition against the protestants

Match the facts to the Monarch they belong to

Groups: (a) Frederick the Great, (b) Louis XIV, (c) Peter the Great, and (d) King Philip

A) Frederick the Great

B) Louis XIV

C) Peter the Great

D) King Philip

Multiple Choice

The English Bill of Rights was

• Part of the Magna Carta

• A result of the English Civil War

• Caused by the English Civil War

• A result of the Glorious Revolution

Multiple Choice

The term absolutism refers to a government in which

• Power is shared between the monarch and an elected body

• A council controls the government

• The monarch has complete control over the government

• Has no laws