Unit 7 World History -Absolution through Revolution

What does Absolute Ruler mean?

• a ruler who is sure of their power
• A ruler who is involved in all aspects of government and public life
• someone who has to answer to a separate government body
• a ruler who is absolute

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.

The English Bill of Rights

• created a constitutional monarchy.

• resolved all of England's seventeenth-century religious questions.

• reaffirmed the divine-right theory of kingship while limiting the king's power.

• confirmed the king's right to raise standing armies without parliamentary consent.

The numerous peasant revolts that took place throughout Europe in the 17th century were most directly a result of

• a desire for more political participation.
• resistance to conscription efforts.
• increased tax burdens.
• widespread famine.

What does it mean for a King to have Divine Right? 

• Rules by the power and blessing of God. 
• Rules by the suggestions of the people.
• Rules by listening to the Church to make decisions.
• The King is not really in power at all. 

Who is or was one example of an absolute monarchy? 

• Abraham Lincoln
• Louis XIV of France
• Justin Trudeau

What best explains a dynasty? 

• A system of having a King or Queen.
• Your family tree. 
• An economic system.
• A line of hereditary power that rules a country by divine right. 

Which of the following was NOT a "Gunpowder" Empire during the 1450-1700 time period?

• Safavid Empire

• Ottoman Empire

• Roman Empire

• Mughal Empire