Absolutism

The English Bill of Rights

• created a constitutional monarchy.

• resolved all of England's seventeenth-century religious questions.

• reaffirmed the divine-right theory of kingship while limiting the king's power.

• confirmed the king's right to raise standing armies without parliamentary consent.

During the reign of Charles I of England,

• the English Civil War occurred.

• Oliver Cromwell emerged as the new military leader.

• Parliament was dissolved.

• he was so well liked that his monarchy became known as the Restoration.

What is divine right?

• The right to rule was given to the monarch by God
• a Birth right
• soldiers for hire
• a monarch for hire

Louis XIV built this massive, ornate palace -- largely funded by the taxpayers of his country.

• Windsor Castle

• Versailles

• St. Petersburg

• Fontainebleau

"I conclude, therefore, with regard to being feared and loved, that men love at their own free will, but fear at the will of the prince. For princes then, it is better to be feared than loved." This passage is most closely associated with the ideas of

• Pope Urban II
• Niccolo Machiavelli
• John Calvin
• Thomas Malthus

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

Which person is credited with saying "L' etat, c' est moi" (I am the state)?

• Louis XIV
• John Locke
• Karl Marx
• Queen Isabella

Who was overthrown in the Glorious Revolution?

• Louis XIV
• Charles I
• James II
• William and Mary

Who is this magnificent specimen of humanity? (Hint: he called himself the Sun King.)

• Frederick the Great
• Louis XIV
• Richelieu
• Henry IV

Who was king during the English Civil War?

• James I

• Charles I

• James II

• Charles II