Absolutism

How did Louis XIV maintain absolute rule in France?

• He had an alliance with Nazi Germany.
• He was allies with Martin Luther. 
• He weakened the power of the nobles by forcing them to be his servants. 
• None of the above. 

This Russian ruler helped to modernize and "Westernize" Russia.

• Tokugawa Ieyasu

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• Louis XIV

• Peter the Great

What is absolutism?

• A system of government in which rulers are elected by the people and have limited powers

• An economic system in which the peasant class pays taxes to the church.

• A system of government in which rulers inherit the throne and rule with complete power

• An economic system in which the church supports the peasant class

Who was Louis XIV's financial advisor?

• Sebastian du Vauban
• Cardinal Mazarin
• Pierre Paul Riquet
• John Baptiste Colbert

During the Age of Absolutism, European monarchs looked to

• Develop better relations with muslim rulers

• Centralize political power in their nations

• Encourage the growth of political farms

• Increase human rights for citizens

Sun King, "I am State", Palace Versailles, Longest European Monarch 72 years, 

• Henry VIII
• Louis XIV
• Louis XIII
• Jean Baptiste Colbert

Cardinal Richelieu and Jules Mazarin were important b/c

• advisors to kings that were too young to rule and helped strengthen the monarchy in France
• Generals in Huguenot army
• Kings of England
• Bourbon Family Members

CZAR, "the Terrible", St. Basil's Cathedral

• Ivan IV
• Peter I
• Catherine II
• Louis IV

He was the political adviser to Louis XIII.

• Cardinal Richelieu
• Cardinal Mazarin
• Henry IV
• Henry VIII

What was it called when European monarchs justified their rule through the authority of God? 

• Social Contract 
• Indulgences 
• Divine Right 
• Tyranny