Absolutism

This type of government gives all powers to the king in a nation.

• Constitutional Monarchy
• Absolute Monarchy
• Oligarchy
• Democracy

The idea that a monarch gets their power from God.

• Absolutism
• Balance of Power
• Divine Right
• Sacraments

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Divine Right of Kings is the theory that . . . 

• Kings are Gods and all people must worship the king
• Kings rule because God chose them to rule
• Kings should only be advised by clergy
• Kings should be running the churches in their kingdoms

Peter the Great implemented this to make Russia stronger.

• Mercantilism
• Westernization
• Balance of Power
• Trickle down economics

This government was started by William and Mary and forces monarchs to share powers with Parliament.

• Absolute Monarchy
• Dictatorship
• Democracy
• Constitutional Monarchy

Which document limited the powers of English monarchs?

• Petition of Rights
• English Bill of Rights
• Magna Carta
• All of them

Who built St. Petersburg to establish a warm water port for his country?

• Frederick the Great
• Louis XIV
• Peter the Great
• Ivan the Terrible

This monarch was known as the "Most Catholic King".

• Louis XIV
• Phillip II
• Frederick the Great
• JamesII

Who responded to Elizabeth I's support of protestant uprisings (Balance of Power) by sending his armada to invade England?

• Louis XIV
• Phillip II
• Frederick the Great
• Cardinal Mazarin

Extreme spending on his estate and wars led to debt for this monarch's country and they lost power in Europe.

• Phillip II
• Louis XIV
• James II
• Frederick the Great