World History Practice

What concept was the belief in "divine right" used to support?

• absolute rule

• freedom of religion

• separation of church and state

• waging war for religious purposes

By the end of the 1600s, what had England's system of government become?

• an absolute monarchy

• a military dictatorship

• a constitutional monarchy

• a constitutional democracy

What king became France's most powerful ruler and boasted "I am the state" and "I am the Sun King"?

• Henry II

• Henry IV

• Louis IX

• Louis XIV

What was the main objective of absolute monarchs in Europe?

• Control all aspects of society

• Establish a republican form of government

• Share power with Parliament

• Promote religious tolerance

What country was the greatest power in Europe at the beginning of the 16th century, due to its conquest of the Americas, extreme wealth, and strong ties with the Catholic Church?

• Spain

• England

• Russia

• France

Who created the Palace of Versailles?

• Peter the Great of Russia

• Catherine the Great of Russia

• Louis XIV of France

• Philip II of Spain

_______________ was a monarch from Russia who wanted to model his country after the progress of Europe:

• King Henry VIII
• King Louis XIV
• Peter the Great
• King Philip II

______________ created the Anglican Church since the Catholic Church refused to grant him a divorce.

• King Henry VIII
• King Louis XIV
• Peter the Great
• King Philip II

______________ believed that all members of mankind were given natural rights from a higher power (or in state of nature) – these included life, liberty, and the right to own.

• Hobbes
• Locke
• Voltaire
• Montesquieu
• Rousseau

The Catholic Church opposed the theories of the Scientific Revolution on the basis that they:

• did not want to admit they were wrong
• could have caused changes in the way the masses thought about science and the creation of life and the world
• contradicted the traditional teachings of Greco-Roman philosophers
• contradicted traditional Church teachings