Absolutism

Phillip II was the absolute monarch of

• Spain
• Russia
• England
• France

Louis XIV was the absolute monarch of 

• Spain
• Prussia
• Austria
• France

Kings who ruled by divine right believed they were chose by 

• the people
• parliament
• God
• nature

Which best describes the kind of ruler Louis XIV was?

• He was a kind king who worked in the best interest of the people

• He murdered his population and hated women especially

• He saw himself as the only source of power, built a powerful army and overspend on lavish wars, palaces, and goods

• He tried to mimic the western world to modernize his country especially in material goods, fashion, and shipbuilding

The belief that power was granted by God is called the

• Divine Right of Kings

• Declaration of Right

• Dying Right

• Dead Right

This absolute monarch forced his country to become more like the west (Europe) so as to become more modern and powerful.

• Peter the Great

• Frederick the Great

• Philip II

• King Louis XIV

Louis XIV built a new capital city, and palace, in this French town.

• Normandy
• Paris
• Sienne
• Versailles

What was the title given to the Monarchs(kings) of Russia?

• Dictator

• Czar

• President

• Premier

The only European nation with a history of limiting their monarch's power was _______________.

• England

• France

• Russia

• Spain

Which English Queen ruled for 45 years and solidified England as a Protestant nation?

• Mary I

• Elizabeth I

• Maria Theresa

• Catherine the Great