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WorksheetsAbsolutism
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 18mins
Peter the Great changed Russia by
abolishing all social class distinctions.
preventing wars with neighboring nations.
introducing new western ideas and customs.
becoming a constitutional monarch.
“God hath power to create or destroy, make or unmake, at his pleasure; to give life or send death; to judge…and to be judged (by) none… the same power is had by kings;…”
Which idea is described by this passage?
Constitutional Monarchy
Social Darwinism
Democracy
theory of divine right
Which leader does this image represent?
Phillip II
Akbar the Great
Louis XIV
Peter the Great
What type of government is shown in this image?
Democracy
Socialist Republic
Absolute Monarchy
Communist
“The person of the King is sacred, and to attack him in any way is an attack on religion itself. Kings represent the divine majesty and have been appointed by Him to carry out His purposes. Serving God and respecting kings are bound together.”
—Bishop Jacques Bossuet
This statement describes the philosophy that existed during the
pre-historic era
Age of Absolutism (Absolute Rule)
Industrial Revolution
American Revolution
“The person of the King is sacred, and to attack him in any way is an attack on religion itself. Kings represent the divine majesty and have been appointed by Him to carry out His purposes. Serving God and respecting kings are bound together.”
—Bishop Jacques Bossuet
Which person would agree with this statement?
Phillip II
Leonardo Da Vinci
President John F. Kennedy
John Locke
Which of the following qualities existed in Akbar the Great’s Mughal Empire?
Religious tolerance
Promoted trade
Modernized army
All answers are correct
Peter the Great defeated Sweden for the warm water port of the Baltic Sea. Why was this important?
Russia could use the Baltic Sea for trade purposes.
Peter wanted to own the entire world’s water.
He wanted a vacation home.
It would allow him to build the Palace of Versailles.
In the economic system known as mercantilism, which of the following is true?
The weaker colony controls the stronger nation by taking the weaker nation’s raw materials and forcing them into trade.
The stronger nation controls the weaker colony by taking the weaker colony’s raw materials and forcing them into trade.
What is the theory where a ruler believes their power comes from God, they only have to answer to God, and they represent God on Earth?
Democracy
Mercantilism
Divine Right
Protestantism
The following could be said about Phillip II’s legacy
It was a success because he spent his money wisely and left Spain wealthy
It was an economic failure because he left Spain poor after a lot of spending on wars.
Why did European nations seek to explore?
They wanted to prevent trade with other areas.
They wanted to find more direct trade routes.
They wanted to increase weaker nations’ freedoms.
They wanted to decrease religion to other areas.
Mercantilism is an economic system where
The stronger country looks to buy more goods from the colony than to sell more.
The stronger country looks to sell more goods to the colony than to buy more.
The stronger nation looks to buy an equal amount of goods as its sells.
Which speaker’s statement best reflects the ideas of the Divine Right?
Good government stresses the importance of the nation and accepts the rights of the individual only if the interests of the individual are the same as those of the nation.
The person of the king is sacred and to attack him in any way is to attack religion itself. The respect given to a king is religious in nature.
All human beings are born free and equal with a right to life and liberty. It is the duty of government to protect these natural rights of its citizens.
Our goal will not be achieved by democracy or liberal reforms, but by blood and iron. Only then will we be successful. No nation achieves greatness or unity without the traumatic experiences of war.
How did Louis XIV maintain absolute rule in France?
He weakened the power of the nobles by forcing them to be his servants.
He had an alliance with Nazi Germany.
He was allies with Martin Luther.
One of Louis XIV’s major accomplishments was
Controlling the Baltic Sea.
Controlling most of India
Building the Palace of Versailles
Building the Buckingham Palace
Why did Peter the Great take control of the Russian Orthodox Church?
He wanted more power
He wanted less power.
He wanted to make it Catholic.
He wanted more natural rights.
Why did Phillip II go to war with England?
He wanted to trade with England.
He wanted to give power to England.
He wanted to make England Catholic.
He wanted more natural rights.
The Spanish Armada was defeated by the British Navy because
The British had faster ships and better weapons.
The Spanish wanted to make the British become Catholic.
The British got help from the American colonies during battle.
A likely reason that Akbar the Great prevented revolt in his empire is
he tortured anyone who spoke out against him.
he was tolerant of other religions.
he persecuted anyone who was Hindu
he had a very weak military.
If you buy spices for $200 and sell them all for $100, then you earn a profit.
True
False
When the British defeated the Spanish Armada, this proved the British were now the elite world empire.
True
False
In capitalism you are NOT allowed to startup, or create your own company.
True
False
Louis XIV used mercantilism when he made Canada into a French colony.
True
False
