Absolutism & Enlightenment

Jean-Jacques Rousseau and John Locke both agreed that a government should be based on the –

• separation of nationalities

• religious values of the people

• equal distribution of wealth

• consent of the governed

I:_________ Movement

-John Locke

-Baron De Montesqueiu

-Voltaire

Which movement is most closely associated with the people listed above?

• Scientific Revolution

• Renaissance

• Enlightenment

• Reformation

Louis XIV of France and Peter the Great of Russia were both considered absolute rulers because they –

• broke from the Roman Catholic Church

• helped feudal lords build secure castles

• instituted programs that gave more power to their parliaments

• made government decisions without the consent of the people

What was a common effect of the Magna Carta, the English Civil War, and the English Bill of Rights?

• limits on the powers of English monarchs

• laws protecting the rights of Catholics

• the creation of England’s colonial empire

• limits to the powers of Parliament

Which concept inspired by Montesquieu is found in the U.S. Constitution?

• The Bill of Rights

• The idea of laissez-faire

• The law of gravity

• A system of checks and balances

All of the following kingdoms were absolute monarchies between 1450-1750 EXCEPT -

• Spain

• France

• Austria-Hungary

• England

Which quotation would most likely have been made by an absolute monarch?

• “It is the parliament that must make the laws.”

• “The government must be based on a sound constitution.”

• “The rights and prohibitions of the nation are joined with my body and reside in my hands alone. Public order in its entirety comes from me.”

• “People in a state of nature are solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.”

Speaker A: Although I spread serfdom in my country, I tried to modernize our society by adopting aspects of western technology.

Speaker B: I promoted culture with my support of the arts. Unfortunately, I drained my country’s treasury by building my palace at Versailles and involving my country in costly wars.

Speaker C: I gained much wealth from my overseas empires in the Americas. I waged war against the Protestants and lost.

Speaker D: I inherited the throne and imprisoned my foes without trial. I dissolved Parliament because I did not want to consult with them when i increased taxes.

Which speaker represents the view of King Louis XIV of France?

• Speaker A

• Speaker B

• Speaker C

• Speaker D

Speaker A: Although I spread serfdom in my country, I tried to modernize our society by adopting aspects of western technology.

Speaker B: I promoted culture with my support of the arts. Unfortunately, I drained my country’s treasury by building my palace at Versailles and involving my country in costly wars.

Speaker C: I gained much wealth from my overseas empires in the Americas. I waged war against the Protestants and lost.

Speaker D: I inherited the throne and imprisoned my foes without trial. I dissolved Parliament because I did not want to consult with them when i increased taxes.

Which nation was most likely governed by Speaker A?

• Russia

• France

• Spain

• England

Speaker A: Although I spread serfdom in my country, I tried to modernize our society by adopting aspects of western technology.

Speaker B: I promoted culture with my support of the arts. Unfortunately, I drained my country’s treasury by building my palace at Versailles and involving my country in costly wars.

Speaker C: I gained much wealth from my overseas empires in the Americas. I waged war against the Protestants and lost.

Speaker D: I inherited the throne and imprisoned my foes without trial. I dissolved Parliament because I did not want to consult with them when i increased taxes.

Which type of government is most closely associated with all of these speakers?

• limited monarchy

• absolute monarchy

• democratic republic

• direct democracy