Topic 12: Absolute Monarchs

What does it mean for a King to have Divine Right? 

• Rules by the power and blessing of God. 
• Rules by the suggestions of the people.
• Rules by listening to the Church to make decisions.
• The King is not really in power at all. 

What is an absolute monarchy? 

• A system where the King or Queen rules by listening to what the public has to say.
• A King or Queen rules, but laws or ideas must be accepted by the majority of the nation.
• A system where the King or Queen has complete authority over the government and people.
• The King or Queen has absolutely no power.

Who is or was one example of an absolute monarchy? 

• Abraham Lincoln
• Louis XIV of France
• Justin Trudeau

Which of the following is a characteristic of Absolutism? 

• Rule by fear.
• Generous to others.
• Answers to the people. 
• Weak central government.

What did Charles V inherit in 1519?

• Hapsburg Empire

• England

• Italy

• Austria

What did the Hapsburg Empire include?

• Holy Roman Empire and England

• England and Switzerland

• Holy Roman Empire and the Netherlands

• Florida and Holy Roman Empire

Who did Charles V split his empire between after he abdicated his throne?

• Brother Ferdinand and son Philip

• Sister Mary and Daughter Elizabeth

• Son Philip and brother John

• His Brothers Ferdinand and John

Who fought many battles in the Mediterranean and the Netherlands to advance or preserve Spanish Catholic power and defend the Catholic faith against the Protestant Reformation?

• Philip II

• Louis XIV

• Henry IV

• Frederick II

What country did Philip II try to invade with the Spanish Armada?

• Italy

• Russia

• England

• Austria

Fighting between French Protestants, called Huguenots, and Catholics led to the ______________________, in which thousands of Huguenots were slaughtered.

• Protestant Plunder

• St. John's Day Genocide

• St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre

• Holocaust