WS Chapter 9 Vocab

What was the Thirty Years' War primarily about?

• A conflict between European monarchs

• A major conflict in Europe involving Catholic and Protestant forces

• A war between England and France

• A battle for control of the Mediterranean

What treaty ended the Thirty Years' War?

• Treaty of Versailles

• Treaty of Paris

• Peace of Westphalia

• Treaty of Tordesillas

What is absolutism?

• A form of government where rulers claim absolute power

• A democratic system of government

• A type of economic policy

• A religious movement

Who was Louis XIV?

• A Russian czar

• A king of France known for his absolute rule

• An English king who worked with Parliament

• A German prince

What was the role of the Junkers in Brandenburg-Prussia?

• They were peasants working the land

• They were nobles with full authority over peasants

• They were merchants trading with other countries

• They were soldiers in the army

Who was Peter the Great?

• A king of England

• A czar who led the westernization of Russia

• A French noble

• A German prince

What was the English Civil War about?

• A conflict over trade routes

• A war between King Charles I and Parliament

• A battle for control of the Catholic Church

• A dispute over the American colonies

Who was Oliver Cromwell?

• A French king

• A leader of Parliamentary forces during the English Civil War

• A Russian czar

• A Spanish explorer

What was the Glorious Revolution?

• A change in power in England from James II to William and Mary without any war.

• A war between England and France.

• The signing of the Magna Carta.

• The beginning of the Industrial Revolution.

Who was the Catholic king who fled England in 1688?

• James II

• William III

• Charles I

• Henry VIII