The Age of Absolutism, Scientific Revolution, The Enlightenment

What is the Age of Absolutism?

• A time when the power of the monarchy was limited by the nobility and clergy.
• A period in European history when monarchs (Kings/Queens) held absolute power and authority over their kingdoms.

• A period in European history when the common people had equal power as the monarchs.
• A term used to describe the era of democracy and individual rights in Europe.

What does the term 'monarch' mean?

(a)  

• A King/Queen with absolute power and authority
• A type of butterfly
• A type of bird
• A type of flower

What were the key characteristics/features of absolute monarchs?

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Choose two

• strong checks and balances
• extensive political rights for the people
• temporary rule
• centralized power

• hereditary rule

Who was the absolute monarch of Russia?

• Catherine the Great
• Ivan the Terrible
• Peter the Great
• Nicholas II

Who was the absolute monarch of France?

• Napoleon Bonaparte
• Marie Antoinette
• Louis XIV
• Joan of Arc

Who was the absolute monarch of Spain?

• King Ferdinand
• Queen Isabella
• King Charles V
• King Philip II

Who was the absolute monarch of England?

• King Charles I
• King Henry VIII
• Queen Elizabeth I
• King James I

Which absolute monarchs helped expand the territory of their nations?

• Peter the Great, Louis XIV, Catherine the Great
• Frederick the Great, Elizabeth I, Philip II
• Henry VIII, Charles V, Ivan the Terrible
• Napoleon Bonaparte, Queen Victoria, Akbar the Great

Which approach did Peter the Great of Russia adopt to strengthen his nation by imitating the customs and traditions of countries in Western Europe?

(Choose two)

• Isolationism
• Modernization
• Easternization
• Westernization

What was a key characteristic of the Scientific Revolution?

• A gradual shift in people's views of the world
  

• The use of science and reason to explain the workings of the world
  

• A continued reliance on the Bible and the Catholic Church for answers
  

• A rejection of scientific advancements and discoveries