Unit 4 Test

What is NOT a characteristic of Absolute Monarchs?

• Typically had tight control of economy
• Closely monitored and managed Nobles
• Directly taxed which allowed them to gain more money
• Often choose their successor from closest advisors

What belief from Europe, claims Absolute monarchs get authority & legitimacy from God, so they are not answerable to anyone on earth?

• Divine Right of Dynasties
• Manifest of Kingship
• Divine Right of Kings
• Mandate of Heaven

What are some of the reasons why Absolute Monarchs were able to gain so much power?

• Direct taxation allowed Monarchs to gain more money and use that money to create standing armies which made them less dependent on Nobles.
• Strong Nobles allowed Monarchs to be able to delegate responsibilities and focus on managing and ruling in a more organized manner.
• Creation of new religions encouraged independence among peasants which would eventually improve the economy with new businesses
• Increased Trade with South American Empires would allow new products to enter Europe and be traded with Chinese Dynasties - this would improve international relations and the ultimately the power of Absolute Monarchs

This person is responsible for building the Palace of Versailles and restricting religious Freedom in France, he was known as the Sun King and had tight control over his nobles?

• Peter the Great
• Martin Luther
• King Henry VIII(8th)
• King Louis XVI (14th)

What is NOT a characteristic of the Scientific Revolution?

• An era when scientific discoveries were happening on a large scale
• People started using math, collected evidence (data) and logic to answer questions about the natural world.
• A split in the Catholic Church created a new religion
• An organized process was created to test theories/questions consistently

This person is responsible for developing the Heliocentric Theory, they waited till they were on their deathbed to publish their findings because of fear of the Catholic Church?

• Immanuel Kant
• Galileo Galilei
• Nicholas Copernicus
• Adam Smith

Who was the Flemish anatomist and surgeon who is considered the father of modern anatomy?

• Andreas Vesalius
• Nicholas Copernicus
• Voltaire
• John Locke

Which Absolute Monarch was responsible for creating a cultural revolution by modernizing and westernizing Russia (even if the nobles did not want to)?

• Henry VIII (8th)
• Louis XVI (14th)
• Charlemagne
• Peter the Great

What are 2 roots of the Enlightenment?

• Scientific Revolution and the Renaissance
• European Exploration and Imperialism
• Imperialism and Nationalism
• Renaissance and Nationalism

True or False? The Enlightenment attempted to restrict revolutionary ideas and challenges to traditional authority (Monarchs/Church).

• True
• False