Absolute Monarchs Check-in

What does it mean for a King to have Divine Right? 

• Rules by the power and blessing of God. 
• Rules by the suggestions of the people.
• Rules by listening to the Church to make decisions.
• The King is not really in power at all. 

What is an absolute monarchy? 

• A system where the King or Queen rules by listening to what the public has to say.
• A King or Queen rules, but laws or ideas must be accepted by the majority of the nation.
• A system where the King or Queen has complete authority over the government and people.
• The King or Queen has absolutely no power.

Who is or was one example of an absolute monarchy? 

• Abraham Lincoln
• Louis XIV of France
• Justin Trudeau

Machiavelli was...

• a poet

• a political theorist

• a mean dude

• a google employee

The French monarch who declared "I am the State"

• Charles V

• Henry IV

• Louis XIV

• Marie Theresa

What name did Louis XVI give himself?

• The Sun King
• The Son King
• The Most Catholic King
• The Lord Protectorate

What is a synonym for absolute?

• Total

• Little

• Powerful

Peter the Great built a new capital called...

• St. Petersburg

• Moscow

• Paris

What group lost power in order for Absolute Monarchs to gain power?

• Other Kings

• The Roman Catholic Church (RCC)

• Everyone

According to Machiavelli is it better to be feared or loved?

• Feared

• Loved

• Neither