Absolute Monarchs

King Louis XIV of France required all nobles to spend part of each year living in the palace at Versailles to

• maintain control of the nobles

• force the nobles to acquire educations

• limit religious influence over the nobles

• prevent the nobles from mistreating the peasants

Which event took place between the reign of James I and the Commonwealth of Oliver Cromwell?

• Reign of Elizabeth I

• Execution of Charles I

• Signing of the English Bill of Rights

• Signing of Habeaus Corpus by Charles II

Which religious group was most affected when the Edict of Nantes was revoked?

• Puritans living in England

• Jesuits living in France

• Protestants living in France

• Catholics living in England

The concept of divine right was important to absolute monarchs because it

• reserved governmental positions for the clergy

• guaranteed natural rights to the people

• justified the king's right to rule

• honored the king for supporting religious freedom

Louis XIV and Philip II were similiar in that they both promoted ____________________ in their territories

• Protestantism

• religious tolerance

• Eastern Orthodoxy

• Catholicism

Philip II, Louis XIV and Peter the Great are all considered "Absolute Monarchs". What characteristics did these three rulers share? (two correct answers)

• built palaces which showed off wealth and promoted culture

• centralized government by controlling economy of their countries

• imposed strict taxes on their subjects

• allowed religious freedom for their subjects

"...except for a few ships from Marsailles...maritime trade in the kingdom does not exist,....for the French West Indies 150 Dutch vessells take care of all the trde...if we ran our own West Indies trade, they would be obliged to bring us these two million in hard cash..." -John Baptiste Colbert, Memorandum on Trade to King Louis XIV, 1664

This passage argues for the expansion of French

• isolationism

• feudalism

• militarism

• mercantilism

Peter the Great established a new capital, increased Russia's military power, and adopted new technology to

• support westernization

• encourage socialism

• strengthen parliamentary authority

• promote religious tolerance

Which monarch had the capital of Versailles?

• Philip II

• Peter the Great

• Louis XIV

• Elizabeth I

Which monarch created the capital of St. Petersburg?

• Philip II

• Peter the Great

• Louis XIV

• Maria Theresa