Age of Absolutism

A form of government with unlimited power held by one individual

• Democracy

• Absolutism

• Nationalism

• Republicanism

Theory that justified absolutism by claiming that absolute power came directly from God

• Divine Right

• Enlightened

• Social Contract theory

• Manifest Destiny

This allowed German princes to choose the religion for their territory

• Treaty of Utrecht

• Peace of Augsburg

• Peace of Westphalia

• Treaty of Versailles

Which family ruled the Holy Roman Empire during the Age of Absolutism?

• Bourbons

• Tudors

• Hapsburgs

• Stuarts

Who was the most famous Bourbon king in France?

• Louis XIV

• Henry IV

• Louis XIII

• Charles v

What granted religious toleration to Huguenots (French Protestants)?

• Edict of Nantes

• Peace of Augsburg

• Peace of Westphalia

• Edict of Versailles

What event does Louis XIV set the stage for in France?

• American Revolution

• World War I

• French Revolution

• World War II

The primary goal of most of Europe's absolute monarchs was to

• support political freedom for the new middle classes
• prevent contact with areas beyond Europe's borders
• centralize their political control over their nations
• maintain peaceful relations with neighboring nations

Which of the following statements best applies to Peter the Great of Russia?

• Even though he desired to teach Russians western customs, he could only enforce his ideas among the old-fashioned nobles.

• His program of modernization was predominantly technical and aimed at modernizing the military while securing a sea port to make Russia a real military power.

• His respect for eastern governments led to increased powers for the Duma/Russian parliament.

• His traditional, conservative attitude stripped away all previous social gains for women.

Westernization means …

• Traveling West in search of natural resources

• To adopt or be influenced by the cultural, economic, or political systems of Western Europe