AGE OF ABSOLUTISM

Louis XIV was known by what name?

• The Sun King

• The Moon King

• King of all Europe

• King of the Franks

Who was the English queen who defeated the Spanish Armada in 1588?

• Queen Mary

• Queen Anne

• Queen Elizabeth I

• Queen Catherine III

Oliver Cromwell created what type of government after the English Civil War?

• Democracy

• Monarchy

• Commonwealth

• Oligarchy

Which czar modernized Russia by building a navy and adopting western customs?

• Ivan the Terrible

• Igor the Proud

• Nicholas IV

• Peter the Great

What was the divine right of kings?

• Kings were descended from God.

• Kings were the head of the church.

• Kings received their authority from God alone.

• Only kings were able to decide what people believed.

What did King Louis XIV build that became a symbol of French wealth, power and cultural influence?

• The Palace of Versailles

• The Eiffel Tower

• The Louvre

• The French Armada

What is the event when William & Mary of Orange took the English throne from James II without violence?

• The English Civil War

• The Thirty Years' War

• The Battle of Hastings

• The Glorious Revolution

What country did Louis XIV lead?

• France

• Prussia

• Austria

• Spain

What country did Philip II lead?

• Spain

• France

• Prussia

• Russia

Absolutism refers to WHICH of the following governmental ideologies?

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Absolute Monarchy

• Absolute Democracy

• Absolute Dictatorship