Absolutism Review

A form of government with unlimited power held by one individual

• Democracy

• Absolutism

• Nationalism

• Republicanism

Which of the following was NOT a factor that helped lead to the rise of Absolute monarchs?

• Stimulation of trade from the crusades

• Strengthening of the power of the Catholic Church

• Weakened power of feudal lords

• Protestant Reformation weakening the power of the church

Theory that justified absolutism by claiming that absolute power came directly from God

• Divine Right

• Enlightened

• Social Contract theory

• Manifest Destiny

Which of the following is/are advantages of Absolute monarchs?

• Thoughts/needs of other people not considered

• It is fast because only one person needs to make decisions

• Leads to mistrust and inefficiency

• Military can be used against the people

All of the following describe the War of the Spanish Succession EXCEPT:

• Phillip of Anjou inherited the Spanish throne

• Ends with the Treaty of Utrecht

• Spain and France fought against each other

• Balance of Power in Europe is upset

This allowed German princes to choose the religion for their territory

• Treaty of Utrecht

• Peace of Augsburg

• Peace of Westphalia

• Treaty of Versailles

Which family ruled the Holy Roman Empire during the Age of Absolutism?

• Bourbons

• Tudors

• Hapsburgs

• Stuarts

This began as a religious war between Protestants and Catholics

• War of the Austrian Succession

• Thirty Years War

• War of the Spanish Succession

• French and Indian War

Treaty that ended the Thirty Years War

• Peace of Augsburg

• Peace of Westphalia

• Treaty of Versailles

• Treaty of Utrecht

Which of the following is true of the Peace of Westphalia?

• Germany emerges as a major European power

• Hapsburg states are strengthened

• Holy Roman Empire is divided and weak

• German princes now had to follow the religion of the HRE