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Absolutism Vocab Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following best defines Absolutism?

a)

A form of government where all peope have a say

b)

A form of government where elected representatives voice the opinions and concerns of citizens

c)

A form of government where a few people have power

d)

A form of government where one person holds all the power

2.

Which best defines the idea of Divine Right?

a)

That the monarchs are chosen by the Pope

b)

That the monarch gets their power to rule from the people

c)

That monarchs were chosen to rule by God and are God's representatives on earth

3.

Known as the leader of Russia

a)

Czar

b)

Versailles

c)

Absolutism

d)

Divine Right

4.
Who called himself "the Sun King" & is the best example of absolutism in 17th century Europe?
a)
Frederick William of Prussia
b)
Louis XIV of France
c)
George III of England
d)
Thomas Hobbes
5.

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

a)

Tokugawa Ieyasu

b)

Napoleon Bonaparte

c)

Louis XIV

d)

Peter the Great

6.

Louis XIV built this massive, ornate palace -- largely funded by the taxpayers of his country.

a)

Windsor Castle

b)

Versailles

c)

St. Petersburg

d)

Fontainebleau

7.

landowning nobles of Russia

a)

thirty years war

b)

7 years war

c)

boyars

d)

westernization

8.

the idea that monarchs are God's representatives on Earth

a)

Absolute monarchs

b)

Divine Rights

c)

Edict of nantes

d)

Skepticism

9.

a conflict in which a number of European countries fought to prevent the Bourbon family from controlling Spain and France

a)

Intendents

b)

30 Years War

c)

7 Years War

d)

War of Spanish Succession

10.

a king or queen with unlimited power

a)

Absolute monarch

b)

Divine rights

c)

Edict of Nantes

d)

Boyars

11.

a declaration in which French King Henry IV promised that protestants could live in peace in France

a)

divine rights

b)

Edict of Nantes

c)

westernization

d)

skepticism

12.

french government officials appointed by a monarch to collect taxes and administer justice

a)

intendents

b)

boyars

c)

skepticism

d)

absolute monarchs

13.

a philosophy based on the idea that nothing can be known for certain

a)

divine rights

b)

skepticism

c)

westernization

d)

boyars

14.

The adoption of ideas, culture, and technology from Western regions such as the United States and Europe

a)

Counter Terrorism

b)

Refugees

c)

Westernization

d)

Terrorism

15.

Louis XIV of France appointed which of the following to be his minister of finance?

a)

Jean Baptiste Colbert

b)

Claude le Peletier

c)

Maximilien de Bethune

d)

Cardinal Richelieu