Mesoamerica, Age of Exploration, Colonization and Slave Trade

This absolute monarch weakened his nobles by forcing them to live with him and occupied them with ridiculous tasks.

Which monarchy started the Church of England and proclaimed himself the Supreme Head of the Church?

What was the large palace occupied by the French monarchy during the 17th and 18th centuries?

Why was Louis XIV known as the “Sun King”?

What best describes the concept of divine right?

The theory justifying a monarch’s rule by God’s authority is called:

• Laissez-Faire.

• Totalitarianism.

• Predestination.

• Divine Right.

Who was Peter the Great?

• This man promoted Westernization campaigns to make his country more European.

• This man demonstrated absolutism by building Versailles as a way of distracting the French nobility.

• This man believed that humans were naturally good and would not need a large government to rule over them.

• This man did not believe that the average person was intelligent enough to participate in government, which led him to believe that an enlightened monarchy was best.

What body in England placed limits on the powers of the monarchs?

• The Church.

• Parliament.

• Universities.

• Foreign governments.

The inhumane voyage of slaves across the Atlantic Ocean was called the:

• End of days

• Final Destination

• Middle passage

• End of freedom

This man’s vessel was the first to circumnavigate the world:

• Pedro Cabral

• Vasco de Gama

• Francis Drake

• Magellan