WH - Chapter 21 - Absolute Monarchs in Europe

What is Divine Right?

• a set of rules used by the greeks

• the God given right to rule

• Hitler's reason to exterminate Jewish people

• Machiavelli's theory on power

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Phillip II of Spain believed it was his duty to defend this branch of Christianity.

• Calvinism

• Catholicism

• Protestantism

• Baptism

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

The "Sun King" - "I am the state."

• Louis XIV

• Thomas Hobbes

• Peter the Great

• Henry VIII

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What was restored in England during the Restoration?

• Parliament
• Catholics
• Charles I
• monarchy

William and Mary ruled England with this type of government...

• absolute monarchy

• dictatorship

• republic

• constitutional monarchy

Louis XIV built this palace as a symbol of Frances wealth and power.

• Taj Mahal
• Buckingham Palace
• Versailles
• Huguennots

Which best describes the Seven Years' War?

• A European conflict over religion and territory and for power among ruling families, lasting from 1618 to 1648.
• A conflict in Europe, North America and India in which Britain and Prussia battled Austria, France and Russia.
• One of Russia’s greatest reformers who sought modernize Russia and increase the czar’s power. 
• A conflict in which Puritan supporters of Parliament battled supporters of England’s monarchy, lasting from 1642 to 1649.

What was the Thirty Years' War?

• A European conflict sparked by religious conflict and resulted in the increased power of France, the weakening of Spain and Austria, and the devastation of Germany

• A conflict in Europe, North America and India in which Britain and Prussia battled Austria, France and Russia.

• One of Russia’s greatest reformers who sought modernize Russia and increase the czar’s power.

• A conflict in which Puritan supporters of Parliament battled supporters of England’s monarchy, lasting from 1642 to 1649.

Which best describes the War of Spanish Succession?

• A king or queen who has unlimited power and seeks to control all aspects of society.
• The idea that monarchs are God’s representatives on earth and are therefore answerable only to God.
• The most powerful ruler in French history, also known as the Sun King.
• A conflict in which a number of European states fought to prevent the Bourbons from controlling Spain as well as France. 

Which best describes the Glorious Revolution?

• A bloodless overthrow of the English King James II and his replacement by William and Mary.
• A system of governing in which the ruler’s power is limited by law.
• The idea that monarchs are God’s representatives on earth and are therefore answerable only to God.
• A conflict in which a number of European states fought to prevent the Bourbons from controlling Spain as well as France.