Age of Absolutism

Which of the following statements best identifies the characteristics of an absolute monarch?

• Laws limit the power of the hereditary ruler and power is often shared.

• One hereditary ruler has unlimited power and controls all aspects of society.

• All laws are based on religion and the head of state is also a religious leader.

• Citizens vote on representatives and have a voice in legislative proceedings.

What country did Louis XIV lead?

• France

• Prussia

• Austria

• Spain

What country did Peter the Great lead?

• Prussia

• Russia

• Spain

• France

Match the leaders to the countries they ruled

Groups:

(a) Russia

,

(b) France

,

(c) Spain

,

(d) England

• Louis XIV

• Phillip II

• Charles V

• Oliver Cromwell

• Catherine the Great

• King Ferdinand & Isabella

• James II

• Louis XIII

• Henry IV

• Cardinal Richelieu

• Peter the Great

• William & Mary

What country did William and Mary eventually lead?

• France

• Prussia

• Great Britain

• Sicily

Match the Cardinal that ruled with the king of France until they were old enough:

Groups:

(a) Louis XIII

,

(b) Louis XIV

,

(c) Henry IV

• Cardinal Mazarin

• NONE

• Cardinal Richelieu

Which of the following gave kings their 'right' to rule?

• Hammurabi's Code

• Divine Right

• Magna Carta

• English Bill of Rights

The English Civil War represented a struggle between which of the following?

• Redcoats vs. Bluecoats

• Cavaliers vs Royalists (roundheads)

• Royalists vs Redcoats

• Cavaliers vs Bluecoats

What did the Cavaliers stand for in the English Civil War?

• A Parliamentarian Government

• An Absolute Monarchy

• Communism

• Socialism

Absolute monarchs believe they only answer to -

• their people

• God

• the Pope

• nobility