T17 Absolutism and Enlightenment Set

What are TWO military efforts that Philip II of Spain made during his rule?

• Philip II tried to use the Spanish Armada against England but lost in 1588.
• Philip II fought to end rebellions in the Netherlands.
• Philip II fought against and defeated the English Armada.
• Philip's army pushed the Russian military back beyond the Urals into Asia.

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

• Protestants and Catholics
• Martians and Venusians
• Lutherans and Methodists
• Eastern Orthodox Christians and Calvinists

As king of France, what are TWO things that Henry IV did to lessen religious conflict?

• convert to Catholicism
• issue the Edict of Nantes
• marry the Queen of England
• issue the Edict of Worms

Who supported the idea that monarchs were chosen by God to be rulers and would categorize them as “supreme”?

• Louis XIV
• Oliver Cromwell
• Elizabeth II
• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

What are some things that are obvious about Louis XIV’s rule of France? TWO ANSWERS

• Louis XIV showed off his power and prestige
• Louis XIV spent a lot of money on the arts
• Louis XIV empowered his nobles
• Louis XIV supported the idea of separation of powers.

What did Peter the Great do to increase trade with the West?

• acquired a warm-water port for Russia
• explored modern-day Alaska
• expanded Russian territory to include access to the Black Sea
• freed the serfs

Into where did Catherine the Great expand Russian territory?

• Eastern Europe
• Norway
• South America
• Australia

What are TWO things that Empress Maria Theresa did to reform Austria?

• funded public schools
• improved the tax system
• strengthened the Polish monarchy
• supported democracy

During the 1500s and 1600s, the most successful English monarchs were those who respected and cooperated with what body of government?

• Parliament
• Congress
• the Senate
• the Unicameral

Although he signed the Petition of Right in 1628, __ dissolved Parliament shortly afterward.

• Charles I
• Charles II
• William of Orange
• Oliver Cromwell