Absolute Monarchs of Europe

Which of the following contributed to the creation of absolute monarchies? Choose 3.

• Growth of cities

• End of Feudalism

• Formation of republics

• Creation of national constitutions

• Wealth and the age of exploration

Which action by Louis XIV damaged the French economy by forcing skilled workers to emigrate from France?

• Termination of the Edict of Nantes

• Construction of the palace of Versailles

• Exclusion of the nobles from the king's council

• Promotion of the colony of New France

How was Louis XIV able to expand French territory?

• France created a powerful army from its large population

• France has an efficient tax system to pay for advanced weaponry

• France built the largest navy in the world and created overseas colonies

Which of the following is a cause of the Thirty Years War?

• End of European religious wars

• weakening of Hapsburg and Spain and Austria

• Protestant and catholic rivalry

Which of the following is a cause of the Thirty Years War?

• Beginning of the modern age of nation states

• Desire for political rule of German States

• France rewarded with German lands

How was Frederick the Great different from Maria Theresa?

• The Austrian empress was a devote Catholic, while the Prussian king did not believe in God.

• The Austrian empress had a few heirs.

• The Austrian empress ruled a small territory, while Prussia ruled many nations.

Which Iron rich region did Frederick the Great invade, thus starting the War of Austrian Succession?

• Bavaria

• Bohemia

• Poland

• Silesia

Who lived in the Palace of Versaillles

• Peter the Great

• Ivan The Terrible

• Charles II

• Louis XIV

Nickname of Louis XIV

• The sun god

• The sun king

• Louis the terrible

What did Peter the Great do to modernize Russia? (choose 3)

• Ended Feudalism by freeing the Serfs

• Forced nobles to dress in western fashion

• Elevated women to government positions

• Hired western Europeans to train Russian troops

• Terminated the role of the patriarch in the Russian Church