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Absolutism Review

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This Russian ruler helped to modernize and "Westernize" Russia.

a)

Tokugawa Ieyasu

b)

Napoleon Bonaparte

c)

Louis XIV

d)

Peter the Great

2.

Who was the French king who ruled with absolute power?

a)

Tokugawa Ieyasu

b)

Napoleon Bonaparte

c)

Louis XIV

d)

Peter the Great

3.
Ivan "the terrible" made changes in Russia to try and make it more like Europe
a)
True
b)
False
4.

Last name of the family that will rule Russia for about 300 years

a)

Stalingrad

b)

Leningrad

c)

Romanov

d)

Petronov

5.
One of Louis XIV’s major accomplishments was
a)
Building the Palace of Versailles.
b)
Building the Buckingham Palace.
c)
Controlling the Baltic Sea.
d)
Controlling most of India.
6.
In the economic system known as mercantilism, which of the following is true?
a)
The weaker colony controls the stronger nation by taking the weaker nation’s raw materials and forcing them into trade.

b)
It is a system where trade is done equally by both sides.
c)
The stronger nation controls the weaker colony by taking the weaker colony’s raw materials and forcing them into trade.

d)
This is a system where people are broken up into hunters and gatherers and they perform their given responsibilities
7.
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?

a)
Democracy
b)
Divine Right
c)
Mercantilism
d)
Protestantism 
8.
This concept is the when one ruler controls every aspect of a kingdom/empire.
a)
Democracy
b)
Republic
c)
Monotheistic
d)
Absolutism/Absolute Ruler
9.

Which absolute monarch called himself the "sun king"?

a)

Peter the Great

b)

Catherine the Great

c)

King Louis XIV

d)

Robespierre

10.

The Hapsburgs were huge supporters of which religion?

a)

Anglicanism

b)

Calvinism

c)

Catholicism

d)

Eastern Orthodox

11.

Who ruled the Hapsburg Empire when it was at its largest?

a)

Charles I

b)

Charles II

c)

Charles IV

d)

Charles V

12.

What was another name for the Hapsburg Empire?

a)

The Hapsburg Dynasty

b)

The Holy Roman Emperor

c)

The Holy Roman Empire

13.

Peter the Great's main reason for visiting the West was to:

a)

gain allies for Russia

b)

gain a warm-water seaport for Russia

c)

learn about Western customs and technology

d)

impress the West with Russian technology

14.
What was the title given to the Monarchs(kings) of Russia?
a)
Dictator
b)
Czar
c)
President
d)
Premier
15.
Who modernized Russia bringing better shipbuilding, gov't, manufacturing, city planning, music, and fashion
a)
Louis XIV
b)
Catherine the Great
c)
Peter the Great
d)
Ivan III
16.

Catherine the Great became Empress when

a)

her husband, Peter III, died.

b)

she had had her husband left the country.

c)

she had her husband removed from being the Czar.

17.

Catherine the Great is remembered has doing what for Russia.

a)

Improving education for women.

b)

Bringing literature, music, and art to the people.

c)

Modernizing Russia long European lines.

d)

All of the above.

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