The Age of Absolutism

Peter the Great implemented this to make Russia stronger.

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

The idea that a monarch gets their power from God.

• Absolutism
• Balance of Power
• Divine Right
• Sacraments

This conflict that involved England was caused by tensions between the King and parliament.

• The 30 years war
• The Seven years war
• The English Civil War
• The War of Spanish Succession

Who built St. Petersburg?

• Frederick the Great

• Louis XIV

• Peter the Great

• Ivan the Terrible

This absolute monarch weakened his nobles by forcing them to live with him and occupied them with ridiculous tasks.

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

The belief that power was granted by god.

• Divine Right
• Declaration of Right
• Dying Right
• Dead Right

He called himself the Sun King.

• Louis XIII
• Henri IV
• Henry of Navarre
• Louis XIV

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.

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.

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

• Constitutional Monarchy
• Absolute Monarchy
• Oligarchy
• Democracy