Absolute Monarchs

How were the outcomes of the "Glorious Revolution" different from the outcomes of the English Civil War?

• The monarchy refused to step down and was beheaded.

• The monarchy agreed to sign an English Bill of Rights.

• The transition of power was not stable and led to a reinstatement of the king.

• Parliament and the monarchy both sent out armies that led to years of fighting.

Which concept was being challenged during the English Civil War?

• Freedom of Religion

• 
  Divine Right of Kings

• the rule of succession

• power of the government over the church

The statement made by King Louis XIV where he declared "I am the state" is evidence that he was considered to be a/an

• limited monarch

• absolute monarch

• czar

• benevolent dictator

Which was NOT a common policy pursued by absolute monarchs King Louis XIV of France and Peter the Great of Russia?

• forcing the nobility to westernize

• building palaces

• engaging in wars

• controlling their economies

Absolutist monarchs in Europe sought to do which of these?

• increase political rights for commoners

• encourage the rebellion of peasants and serfs

• to prove their greatness by emancipating slaves

• centralize power within their countries.

William and Mary took over the throne in England in 1688 when James II abdicated. Why was it called the Glorious Revolution?

• because the revolution was bloodless and without violence

• 
  because it made England a world power by uniting it with the Dutch

• 
  because it put a Protestant back on the English throne

• because it restored the glory of the British Empire

· Centralized Russia's government
· Modernized the army & created the navy
· Improved manufacturing and trade
· Helped to Westernize Russia

These terms are describing what Russian ruler?

• August II

• Ivan the Terrible

• Peter the Great

• Catherine the Great

Which French king is sometimes called the Sun King because he believed that his country should revolve around him much as the planets revolve around the sun?

• Philip V

• Charles V

• Louis XIV

• Edward IV

After the execution of Charles I at the end of the English Civil War, which leader took over England?

• Oliver Cromwell

• James I

• James II

• Charles II

What was the Grand Embassy?

• Peter the Great's travels across Europe which inspired him to westernize Russia.

• The God-given right to rule.

• Favorable balance of trade for a country.

• a system in which a ruler has complete, absolute control of their country.