Absolutism

This absolute monarch was the first to Westernize Russia

• Catherine the Great

• Peter the Great

• Louis XIV

• Elizabeth I

This is a ruler with complete authority over the government and lives of the people.

• Supreme Monarch
• Absolute Monarch
• Monarch
• Queen

What were some of Phillip II's accomplishments as king of Spain?

• Defeating the English Armada
• Centralizing royal power and leading Spain in a Golden Age
• Keeping the Netherlands as part of the Hapsbug empire.
• Being awesome

Phillip II of Spain believed it was his duty to defend this branch of Christianity.

• Calvinism
• Catholicism
• Protestantism
• Baptism

Peter the Great moved the capital city of Russia from Moscow to St. Petersburg to:

• Be closer to Western Europe in order to open up trade through the Baltic Sea
• Move away from the famine and plague that killed thousands
• Move away from invading Mongols and other east Asian invaders
• Be closer to the great iron reserves of northern Russia

Which monarch was King of Spain?

• Henry VIII
• Philip II
• Peter the Great
• Louis IVX

What country defeated the Spanish Armada?

• France
• Russia
• German States
• England

Who was nicknamed the Sun King?

• Frederick the Great
• James I
• Louis XIV
• Henry IV

Where did Louis XIV move France's palace?

• Lyon
• Gordes
• Versailles
• Dinan

The idea that a monarch gets their power from God.

• Absolutism
• Balance of Power
• Divine Right
• Sacraments