Chapter 21: Absolute Monarchs in Europe

Which is a cause of absolute monarchies forming in Europe?

• Absolute monarchs controlled the nobility

• Large building projects for the glorification of the monarch

• Religious wars created fear and uncertainty among the people

• Rulers regulated social gatherings so they could control the spread of ideas

Which is an effect of absolute monarchies forming in Europe?

• Religious wars create fear and uncertainty among the people

• Rulers create bureaucracies to control the economy of their country

• Large building projects for their glorification

• Rulers make the size of their courts bigger to appear more powerful

Which is a characteristic of an absolute monarch?

• Expensive taxes

• Rulers regulate social gatherings

• Wars create fear and uncertainty among the people

• Claiming of divine right - that God chose them to rule over the nation

Which European monarch was given the title "Defender of Catholicism" from the pope?

• Philip II of Spain

• Louis XIV of France

• Oliver Cromwell from England

• Frederick the Great from Prussia

Which country defeated the Spanish Armada which weakened the Spanish empire?

• France

• Russia

• Portugal

• England

Who helped King Louis XIII of France rule?

• Cardinal Richelieu

• Henry of Navarre

• Cardinal Mazarin

• Oliver Cromwell

What is one way Louis XIV of France controlled the nobility?

• He took away their castles

• He made them compete for his attention by living in his castle

• He made them compete in jousts

• He took away their money

What did the weaker countries of Europe do to match the strength of King Louis XIV's France?

• Asked the pope to help them

• Became friends with the Ottoman Empire

• All of the weak countries banded together

• Fought the War of Spanish succession

Which European monarch built the Palace of Versailles?

• Philip II of Spain

• Shah Jahan of the Mughal Empire

• Louis XIV of France

• Peter the Great of Russia

What is one thing Peter the Great of Russia did to make his country more western?

• Built a new capital city

• Built new churches

• Charged a beard tax to those men who would not shave off their beard

• Became a patron of the arts