Unit 7b (Revolutions) Review

___ commissioned the building of ___.

• Louis XIV

• Peter the Great

• Napoleon

• Versailles

These countries were ruled by absolutist rulers in the 16th and 17th centuries.

• Russia

• Mongolia

• Papua New Guinea

• France

King Louis XIV and Tsar Peter the Great were both

• Catholic

• Russian Orthodox

• democratically elected

• absolute monarchs

Louis XIV's statement "L'etat, c'est moi" means

• Happy Bastille day!

• I love my subjects

• I am the state

• I am the king

Peter the Great wanted to make Russia more like

• western Europe

• the US

• China

• ancient Russia

The idea that God chose the monarch is called

• absolutism

• divine right

Louis was sometimes called the ___ because he believed his country should revolve around ___

• religious

• sun

• him

• the church

Peter the Great built the city of ___ as a seaport to make it easier to travel to the ___

• St. Petersburg

• Moscow

• South

• West

Peter westernized Russia by doing all of the following EXCEPT

• Raised women's status

• Made nobles wear Western fashion

• Decreased the rights of children

• Promoted the arts and literacy

Which leader(s) extended control over the economy, engaged in wars for more territory, and built palaces to glorify their power?

• Louis XIV

• Peter the Great