Absolutism

A monarch is subject to no earthly authority, deriving the right to rule directly from the will of God.

• Divine Right

• Versailles

• Absolutism

• Czar

The enlightened legal reforms expressed by Catherine the Great in her Instruction

• succeeded in abolishing serfdom in all of Russia.

• succeeded in establishing an equal system of law for all Russian citizens.

• instigated changes in Russian government that sapped the power of the old nobility.

• supported equality before the law, questioned serfdom, torture and capital punishment.

Louis XIV restructured the policy-making machinery of the French government by

• requiring nobles to live at Versailles while excluding them from real political power.

• filling the royal council with his supporters.

• requiring Huguenots convert to Catholicism, leave France or be punished.

• all of these are correct.

The economic theory based on a country's ability to export more goods than import which contributed to the rise of absolutism was

• capitalism.

• laissez faire economics.

• mercantilism.

• socialism.

Absolutism means

• the real power in any state must be religious and exercised by the church.

• ultimate authority rests solely in the hands of a king who rules by divine right.

• subordinate powers have an absolute right to advise the king on conducting the affairs of state.

• no matter how humble, male citizens have an absolute right to participate in politics.

During the Age of Absolutism, European monarchs looked to

• Develop better relations with muslim rulers

• Centralize political power in their nations

• Encourage the growth of political farms

• Increase human rights for citizens

Who was Peter the Great?

• This man promoted Westernization campaigns to make his country more European

• This man demonstrated absolutism by building the city Versailles as a way of distracting the French nobility

• This man didn't believe that the average person was intelligent enough to participate in government, which led him to believe that enlightened monarchy was best

• This man thought that humans were naturally greedy and chaotic and would need a large government to control them

Who was Louis XIV?

• This man promoted Westernization campaigns to make his country more European

• This man demonstrated absolutism by building Versailles as a way of distracting the French nobility

• This man believed that humans were naturally good and would not need a large government to rule over them.

• This man did not believe that the average person was intelligent enough to participate in government, which led him to believe that an enlightened monarchy was best.

Which of the following was a problem with the age of absolutism?

• Wars were fought for status, religion, territory, and power

• Taxes were raised to build roads, canals, factories, and merchant ships

• Countries gained vast territories of land throughout Europe

• Tremendous wealth was gained by utilizing their colonies raw materials

Which monarchy started the Church of England and proclaimed himself the Supreme Head of the Church?

• Phillip II

• Henry VIII

• Elizabeth I

• Mary I