Absolute Monarchy: Crash Course European History

Term: _____ is a policy that saw economic development and trade as akin to war.

• Feudalism

• Capitalism

• Socialism

• Mercantilism

What were Louis XIV's urgent tasks as he grew older?

• Louis XIV's urgent tasks as he grew older included planning a military coup against his advisors.

• Louis XIV's urgent tasks as he grew older involved negotiating peace treaties with rival nations.

• Louis XIV's urgent tasks as he grew older became organizing the administration of his kingdom, raising funds, and uniting his subjects in loyalty to him.

• Louis XIV's urgent tasks as he grew older were focused on expanding his territory through war.

Who were the intendants? What was their job?

• Intendants were royal advisors who managed the king's personal affairs.

• Intendants regularized to oversee tax collections, and the administrations of the various religions of the kingdom.

• Intendants were military leaders responsible for defending the kingdom's borders.

• Intendants were diplomats tasked with negotiating treaties with foreign powers.

What was Jansenism?

• The four major wars waged by Louis XIV were the War of Devolution, War of the League of Augsburg, Dutch War, and the War of the Spanish Succession.

• Louis XIV

• Absolutism is an idea in which the king is said to have a divine right to the throne.

• Jansenism was a new influence on the Catholic movement. Jansenism called for a complete purging of the self and an intense spirituality to replace the insufficiency in the Church's practices.

What is absolutism?

• Absolutism is a philosophy that promotes the idea of democracy and shared power.

• Absolutism is a belief that all citizens should have equal rights and freedoms.

• Absolutism refers to a system where the government is run by elected representatives.

• Absolutism is an idea in which the king is said to have a divine right to the throne.

What were the four major wars waged by Louis XIV?

• The four major wars waged by Louis XIV were the War of Devolution, War of the League of Augsburg, Dutch War, and the War of the Spanish Succession.

• Paulette

• Nobles of the Robe

• undermine

• Henry IV

___ was the model of powerful kingship and indeed absolute power.

• Louis XIV

• Henry VIII

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• Peter the Great

Which of the following is true about France under Louis XIV?

• Heaviest tax burden on the poor

• Constant Warfare

• Both of these

• None of these

Who was the most famous king in France who inherited the throne at 4 years old?

• Louis XIV

• Henry IV

• Louis XIII

• Charles v

Who was the most famous Bourbon king in France?

• Louis XIV

• Henry IV

• Louis XIII

• Charles v