Absolute Monarchy Review

The system in which a ruler holds total power called Absolutism is directly tied to what concept that, justified the power of the monarch?

• Sharing power and duties with parliament

• The divine right of kings

• The puritan religion

• Catholicism

Which monarch is argued by historians to have been the best example of Absolutism in the seventeenth century?

• King Louis XIV

• King George

• King Phillip

• King Frederick I

Which city did Peter the Great operate as the “Window to the West '', which operated as a naval base, and served as the capital of Russia until 1918?

• Transylvania

• Berlin

• Serbia

• St. Petersburg

One way in which Louis XIV shifted power and maintained an absolute monarchy was to keep politics separate by keeping the royals and nobles busy with gifts and extravagance at this building. What is this famous building?

• Palace of Versaille

• The Cathedral of Notre Dames

• Buckingham Palace

• The Winter Palace

What does King James I mean by: "The state of monarchy is the supremest thing upon earth; for kings are not only God's lieutenants upon earth, and sit upon God's throne, but even by God himself are called gods."

• Absolute Monarchy

• Dictatorship

• Theocracy

• Divine Right of Kings

Louis XIV is talking about: "The head alone has the right to deliberate and decide, and the functions of all the other members consist only in carrying out the commands given to them… The more you grant… [to the assembled people], the more it claims.. The interest of the state must come first."

• Absolute Monarchy

• Dictatorship

• Theocracy

• Divine Right of Kings