Absolutism Fall of 2024

Which statement is an accurate description of the Napoleonic Code?

• Construction standards were developed to ensure safety.
• A military code of justice was established.
• A system of embassies and consulates was established.
• Special privilege for nobles was replaced with a system of civil laws.

Which Enlightenment-era revolutions led to the development of limited governments ?

• American and Texan Revolutions
• American and French Revolutions
• American and Mexican Revolutions
• French and Mexican Revolutions

The statement made by King Louis XIV where he declared "I am the state" is evidence of what?

• czar
• President
• Absolute Monarch
• Plebian

Sir Isaac Newton revolutionized way people understood universe in 17th century when he proved that the

• sun's gravity keeps the planets within their orbits.
• planets revolve around the sun.
• earth revolves around the sun.
• planets are held in place by an invisible shield.

Napoleon was generally welcomed as a leader by the people of France because he offered

• stability
• resolution
• anarchy
• territory

Several European monarchs intensified the power of authority by emphasizing their divine right to rule &

• increasing the size of their navies.
• centralizing their power.
• continuing to support the feudal system.
• expanding their territories.

Which French king is sometimes called the Sun King?

• Louis 16th
• Louis 14th
• Phillip
• Maria Sophia

The term heliocentrism refers to which belief?

• The earth is the only planet containing life.
• Some elements are lighter than air.
• The sun is at the center of the Universe.
• Human life was created by a higher power.

Napoleon Bonaparte's rise to power came as

• an opponent of the Revolution.
• husband of Marie Antoinette.
• a French military hero.
• after executing Louis XVI.

Which of these is an accurate statement about the legacy of Napoleon?

• Nationalism was awakened, unification took place
• The people of Europe sought democratic governments.
• Other European nations jealously sought to develop their own empires.
• Though it failed, a “League of Nations” was formed to prevent future wars.