Absolutism

Which of these is the best example of an absolutist monarch?

• Elizabeth I
• Henry VIII
• Louis XIV
• Cardinal Richelieu

Which century was the Spanish Century?

• 15th
• 16th
• 17th
• 18th

Divine Right of Kings means that the king believed he was given his authority directly from the people.

• True
• False

In the Thirty Years War, Catholic France aided German Protestants.

• True
• False

The Thirty Years War ended with

• the Edict of Nantes
• the Peace of Augsburg
• the Treaty of Verdun
• the Peace of Westphalia

Louis XIII referred to himself as the "Sun king."

• True
• False

Versailles was

• a palace built by the English for Henry VIII
• a palace built by Louis XIV
• a prison for French resistance leaders

Which treaty provided the Line of Demarcation?

• Treaty of Tordesillas
• Treaty of Verdun
• Treaty of Augsburg
• Treaty of Versailles

Which of these is an economic philosophy teaching that all colonies exist for the good of the mother country?

• mercantilism
• capitalism
• communism
• gnosticism

Nicholas II toured Europe to learn how to "westernize" Russia.

• True
• False