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18.3 Absolutism in Europe

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

[Preview] Which of these words would describe your house?

a)

Grand & roomy

b)

Luxurious & elegant

c)

Moderate & functional

d)

Small & cramped

e)

Other

2.

[p1] What is ABSOLUTISM?

a)

The state of being stable, strong enough to endure.

b)

A political system in which a ruler holds total power.

c)

A new religion founded by Louis XIV, merging Catholicism & Calvinism.

d)

A view of history that denies the United States conquered California from Mexico in 1848.

3.

[p2] Who served as Louis XIII's chief minister, and greatly strengthened the monarchy's power?

a)

Cardinal Richelieu

b)

Frederick William

c)

Jean-Baptiste Colbert

d)

Stephen Colbert

4.

[p2] Who took over supreme power in France after the death of his minister Cardinal Mazarin in 1661?

(a)  

5.

[p2] What title/myth did Louis XIV foster for himself as he sought to be the sole ruler of France?

a)

The Sun King

b)

The God-Man

c)

The Leviathan

6.

[p3] For what purposes did Louis XIV use his palace at Versailles? THREE of these are found in the textbook.

a)

The personal household of the king (ie where he lived full-time)

b)

The location of the chief offices of state (ie the government's capital)

c)

The place where powerful subjects came to find favors & offices for themselves

d)

The king's private hunting lodge, where he would not be bothered by anyone

e)

A school where France's best minds gathered to teach the latest scientific theories

7.

[p3] What economic philosophy did Louis' controller-general Jean-Baptiste Colbert follow in order to increase France's wealth & power?

a)

Capitalism

b)

Mercantilism

c)

Socialism

d)

Absolutism

8.

[p3] What did Louis develop to increase his royal power, leading him to fight four major wars between 1667 & 1713?

a)

Colonies in North America & Africa

b)

A large & powerful navy

c)

A standing army of 400,000

d)

A fair justice system & a code of laws

9.

[p4] How did Louis XIV leave France upon his death in 1715? Select TWO from this list.

a)

Surrounded by enemies (he'd fought four major wars)

b)

Many French people were in poverty (he spent lavishly on buildings & wars)

c)

With an extensive colonial empire in Africa & East Asia

d)

Deeply divided over religion, with nearly 1/3 of Frenchmen being Protestants

10.

[p4] Read the primary source attached to this section: "Louis XIV to his Chancellor (1661)." (You can click on this image to enlarge it.) How were decisions in Louis XIV's government to be made?

a)

The king would give each minister general guidelines, then they would make laws & decisions that followed the guidelines.

b)

The king would make all decisions personally, & the ministers would only do what he told them to do.

c)

The king would consult with an elected Parliament, & approve of good laws made by them.

11.

[p4] What two states emerged as great powers in central Europe after the Thirty Years' War?

a)

Prussia & Austria

b)

Spain & Portugal

c)

Switzerland & Bavaria

d)

Bohemia & Moravia

12.

[p5] What did Frederick William the Great Elector create since Prussia had "no natural frontiers for defense"?

a)

A large & efficient standing army of 40,000 men

b)

A 250-mile defensive wall between the Elbe & Oder rivers

c)

A modern education system

d)

A series of fortresses along Prussia's eastern border

13.

[p5] The Commissariat established by Frederick William in Prussia became...

a)

the overseer of the army.

b)

an agency of civil government.

c)

both a military and a civil agency.

d)

a court to persecute heretics.

14.

[p5-6] In the 17th-century, the Hapsburg Empire (Austria)...

a)

lost control of Hungary, Croatia, & Slavonia to the Turks

b)

remained a collection of territories, each with its own laws

c)

retained control of the Holy Roman Empire in Germany

d)

established a centralized, absolutist state

15.

[p6] What is "czar"?

a)

The Russian nobility

b)

Russian word for "Caesar" (Caesars had been emperors of ancient Rome)

c)

An electric car made in Russia

d)

A middle rank in the Russian navy, equal to English "commodore"

16.

[p6] Who were the "boyars"?

a)

Russian nobility, crushed by Ivan the Terrible

b)

French Protestants, influenced by John Calvin

c)

Servants in King Louis XIV's Palace of Versailles

17.

Peter the Great wanted to do which of the following?

a)

westernize, or Europeanize, Russia

b)

remove European influence from Russia

c)

share power with his nobles

d)

reduce the size of Russia's army

18.

[p7] Why did Peter fight a war against Sweden & build the new city of St. Petersburg? TWO of these are found in the textbook.

a)

He wanted a "window on the West," meaning a port with access to Europe

b)

The city was Peter's new capital & a base for his new navy

c)

He wanted to escape deadly plague that broke out in Moscow

d)

The city sat on top of major lodes of gold & precious gems

19.

[Review] Which of these adjectives describe Louis XIV's Palace of Versailles?

a)

Magnificent

b)

Luxurious

c)

Humble

d)

Bright

e)

Gloomy

20.

[Review] How does the Palace of Versailles' design & architecture communicate Louis XIV's absolute power in France?

a)

Its gloomy interior & low ceilings communicate a dungeon-like feeling, as if Louis is some goblin-king.

b)

Its bright interior, luxurious decor, & high ceilings communicate an image of Olympus, home of the gods, fitting for "the Sun King."

c)

Its polished floors & very clean windows communicate that Louis is a perfectionist and will not tolerate laziness.

d)

Its humble decor & simple styles communicate that Louis is a man of the people, & will protect their interests.