7th Finals Review Part 2

A form of government where one person holds unlimited and complete control of the state without any restrictions on power is

• Direct democracy

• Absolute monarchy

• Representative democracy

• Constitutional monarchy

Peter the Great "modernized" Russia by doing which of the following?

• He set up schools in science,mathematics, and engineering.

• He introduced modern, western technology.

• He shut out western Europe and did not contact them.

• He tried to make the country exactly as it was hundreds of years ago.

During her reign, she extended the Russian empire southwards and westwards, adding territories which included the Crimea, Belarus and Lithuania.

• Queen Liliuokalani

• Catherine the Great

• Queen Elizabeth I

• Queen Boudicca

As king of France, what did Henry IV do to lessen religious conflict? Choose the TWO correct answers.

• convert to Catholicism

• convert to Protestantism

• issue the Edict of Worms

• issue the Edict of Nantes

4. In the 1500s, major wars broke out in Europe between which two groups?

• Puritans and Huguenots

• Protestants and Catholics

• Tudors and Stuarts

• monarchs and popes

Answer explanation

6. During the 1500s and 1600s, the most successful English monarchs were those who

• ruled with absolute power.

• cooperated with Parliament.

• supported Catholicism and the Church.

• ignored the Magna Carta and Bill of Rights.

Answer explanation

9. Why did Peter the Great wish to acquire a warm-water port for Russia?

• to launch a naval attack on Sweden

• to increase trade with the West

• to encourage voyages of exploration

• to defeat the Ottoman empire

Answer explanation

10. Catherine the Great expanded Russian territory into

• Western Europe.

• North America.

• Eastern Europe.

• Sweden.

Answer explanation

12. Which Enlightenment idea is most associated with the philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau?

• People form social contracts to protect themselves and their rights.

• People cannot overthrow the monarchs chosen by God to lead.

• Men and women should be treated equally in society.

• All people are born with natural rights that governments must protect.

Answer explanation

15. What is divine right?

• ruler with complete power over the government and lives of the people

• the belief that God gave the monarchs the right to absolute power

• a fleet of warships

• to oppose or disobey one in authority or control

Answer explanation