Enlightenment and Monarchy

What is divine right?

• God-given right to rule

• Rules used by the greeks

• The reason the pope was king

• Machiavelli's idea about power

Which of the following is NOT a cause of the rise of absolute monarchs in Europe

• The decline of feudalism

• The church losing power after the reformation

• The enlightenment Ideas

• Constant wars and conflicts that lead to huge armies

Which system of government is characterized by divine right and taking complete power

• Absolute Monarchy

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Representative democracy

• Absolute democracy

What is the name of the French King who said "I am the state" and declared himself Sun King of France?

• Philip II

• Peter the Great

• Henry VIII

• Louis XIV

What is the reason why King Henry VIII split with the Catholic Church

• To avoid paying taxes

• To become the next pope

• To divorce his first wife

• To make money

What is one reason why the Louis XIV had the Palace of Versailles was built?

• To show off his power

• to house the Spanish Military

• To be closer to family

• To raise his family in a nice quite place alone

Which branch of Christianity did Philip II try to defend

• Catholic

• Protestant

• Baptist

• Calvinist

What was the name of the "invincible" navy that philip II built for Spain?

• Swamp Fox

• Titanic

• La bote podarosa

• Armada

Why did peter the great move the capital of Russia to St. Petersburg?

• He wanted to learn how to fish

• Move away from the plague and famines

• Increase trade and to build a navy

• He feared the Mongols and other invaders

What was the title given to a leader in Russia during the time of absolute mmonarchs

• Emperor

• Pope

• Czar

• Pharaoh