Catherine the Great's attempts at reform in Russia were essentially ended by

• Great Northern War
• The "Time of Troubles"
• Pugachev's Rebellion
• The English Civil War

Versailles was the magnificent royal palace of

• Charles I
• Louis XIV
• Henry VIII
• Henry of Navarre

Which of the following was NOT one of the policies pursued by Louis XIV?

• the maintenance of a huge standing army
• an attempt to make the nobles an active part of the government
• abolishing internal tariffs
• the creation of the palace at Versailles

The leader of England during the attempted invasion of the Spanish Armada was

• Henry VIII
• Mary I
• Elizabeth I
• James I

The most important early capitalist thinker was

• Voltaire
• Adam Smith
• Thomas Hobbies
• John Locke
• Jean Jacques Rousseau

The explosion of witch-hunting in the sixteenth century was heavily influenced by

• a dramatic increase in the practice of demonology.
• the publication of Copernicus's theories.
• the conquest of Spain by Islamic forces.
• tensions between Catholics and Protestants.

Queen- regent for Louis XIII following the death of French King Henry IV in 1610. Secured the appointment of Cardinal Richelieu to the council of ministers.

• Marie De' Medici
• Anne of Austria
• Maria Theresa of Spain
• Henriette of England

An economic policy under which nations sought to increase their wealth and power by obtaining large amounts of gold and silver and by selling more goods than they bought. Predominant in 17th and 18th centuries.

• Absolutism
• Mercantilism
• Socialism
• Capitalism

This work, written by philosopher John Locke maintained that when a government oversteps its proper function protecting the natural rights of life, liberty, and property it becomes a tyranny.

• Second Treatise on Civil Government
• Treaty of Nantes
• The Prince
• The Leviathan

This French Civil War had its origin in Cardinal Mazarin's attempt to raise revenues and the French victory at the Battle of Rocroi in 1643 against the Spanish. Because of that victory most people felt that the tax rates demanded were unjustified. Lasting from 1648-53, it resulted in a compromise between bureaucrats and local elites(permanently exempt from taxation). It also resulted in a severe disruption in the economy, and cemented Louis XIV resolve towards absolutist monarchy.

• The Fronde
• The Revolution
• The Rébellion
• The Trahison