Absolutism & Enlightenment Test

During the Age of Absolutism, European monarchs sought to:

• Encourage the growth of cooperative farms

• Develop better relations with Muslim rulers

• Increase human rights for their citizens

• Centralize political power in their nation

Who had the Palace of Versailles built as a demonstration of wealth and power?

• Catherine the Great

• Louis XIV

• Louis XVI

• Maria Theresa

Who was the Spanish king who sent the Spanish Armada to England?

• Peter the Great

• Louis XIV

• Philip II

• James I

Which of the following best describes Divine Right Theory?

• Monarchs believe their first-born child is entitled to the throne

• Monarchs believe their right to rule is given to them directly by God

• Monarchs believe they have the right to acquire neighboring empires

• Monarchs believe they should only rule as long as the people consent

Which English Queen ruled for 45 years and solidified England as a Protestant nation?

• Mary I

• Elizabeth I

• Maria Theresa

• Catherine the Great

Peter the Great moved the capital city of Russia from Moscow to St. Petersburg to:

• Be closer to Western Europe in order to open up trade through the Baltic Sea

• Move away from the famine and plague that killed thousands

• Move away from invading Mongols and other east Asian invaders

• Be closer to the great iron reserves of northern Russia

______ saw himself as the “Sun King” of France and the most powerful ruler in the world during the 17^th century (1600s):

• Louis XIV

• Frederick the Great

• Alexander the Great

• Catherine the Great

The English Bill of Rights of 1689 clearly ___.

• Allows Englishmen the freedom of speech and religion

• Promises to end further colonization attempts in the New World

• Sets up a governmental framework for the English people

• Limits royal power and ends absolutism in England

Which of the Enlightenment thinkers would most likely agree with the form of government supported by Louis XIV?

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Baron de Montesquieu

A major concept promoted by philosophers of the Enlightenment was the need for

• A return to traditional medieval ideas

• The use of reason for rational and logical thinking

• Overseas expansion by western European nations

• Strengthening the power of the organized religions