Absolutism

Why did Peter the Great spend time in Western Europe?

• to prepare for war

• to find a wife

• to avoid his duties in Russia

• to study western technology

Peter the Great forced Russians to accept reforms that would make their culture more like ____.

• Native Americans

• Chinese

• Ottoman Turks

• Western Europeans

What country is this?

• France

• Germany

• Russia

• Ukraine

Peter the great was able to westernize Russia by

• implementing policies that forced Russians to dress in Western European clothes

• Forcing Russian males to shave their beards or pay a tax

• Constructing St. Petersburg in Western European architecture

• All of the above

What did Peter the Great do to those who opposed his transformation of Russia in the Early 1700s?

• He praised them for their use of Democracy

• He allowed them freedom of speech but wanted them to leave

• He killed, imprisoned, and enslaves those who opposed him

• He tried desperately to convince them to join his cause

[p1] What is ABSOLUTISM?

• The state of being stable, strong enough to endure.

• A political system in which a ruler holds total power.

• A new religion founded by Louis XIV, merging Catholicism & Calvinism.

• A view of history that denies the United States conquered California from Mexico in 1848.

What was the great symbol of Peter's desire to forge a modern Russia?

• St. Petersburg

• Moscow

• the Russian Orthodox Church

• the partition of Poland

The French monarch who declared "I am the State"

• Charles V

• Henry IV

• Louis XIV

• Marie Theresa

Which of the following were actions taken by Louis XIV?

• increased spending on extravagant buildings including the Palace of Versailles

• increased military spending

• increased the number of military conflicts France was involved in

• was a patron of the arts

Louis believed that his power came from

• The victories over his enemies

• The power of the nobles

• The divine right of God

• The common people