AP Euro P2 Wk 5: Absolutism

In Absolutism, authority comes from

• Divine Right of Kings

• the Parliament

• land

• wealth

The first monarch that had any more control than any European monarch before him was

• Philip II of Spain

• Henry VIII of England

• Peter the Great of Russia

• Louis XIV of France

Ruler of England who admired Philip II of Spain, believed in Divine Right, and who disbanded Parliament and obtained funds by selling lands and titles to the highest bidder

• James I

• William of Orange

• Charles I

• Henry VIII

The ultimate example of the absolute ruler

• Louis XIV

• James I

• Henry VIII

• Peter the Great

A system established by Louis XIV to divide the state into districts which were administered by a central bureaucrat.

• intendant system

• Versailles

• The Estates General

• Bourgeoise

Louis XIV kept control of his Nobles by

• moving his nobles to the Palace of Versailles

• letting them govern their lands independently

• giving them freedom to choose their own religion for their lands

• making them pay high taxes

All of the following were ways that Louis XIV and Colbert brought France under centralized control except:

• Military run by peasants in leadership positions

• Administration: All taxes and finances came through Louis's bureaucracy

• Laws: Louis had final law-making power

• Religion: Louis revoked the Edict of Nantes

The finance minister that balanced the French budget, drafted plans to boost manufacturing and keep jobs and purchasing domestically

• Jean Baptiste Colbert

• Cardinal Richelieu

• Louis XIV

• Robespierre

Westernization to monarchs in Central and Eastern Europe meant all of the following except

• adopting western currency

• centralizing their governments

• improving military structure and technology

• adopting western culture and ideas

The leader who wanted to Westernize Russia but rejected Enlightenment ideals in favor of complete control.

• Peter the Great

• Ivan IV

• Cathrine the Great

• Nicholas I