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WorksheetsConflict and Absolutism in Europe Exam
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
What was a French Protestant called?
Jesuit
Baptist
Huguenot
What percentage were Huguenots in France's total and noble population?
7% of the total population and 40-50% of the nobility
20% of the total population and 70-80% of the nobility
15% of the total population and 20-30% of the nobility
A political system in which a ruler holds total power
Democratic
Absolutism
Republic
A fleet of warships
Armada
Swarm
Tribute
What limited the king's ability to raise an army and forbids getting rid of Parliament?
Bill of Rights (WIlliam and Mary signed this right)
Declaration of Independence (John Hancock signed this document)
Emancipation Proclamation ( President Lincoln signed this document)
What were the wars between Catholics and Protestants in France called?
French Secular Wars
French Government Wars
French Religious Wars
Which house of Parliament was comprised of Protesatant, wealthy, landowning gentry?
House of Representatives
House of Commons
House of the Elite
What types of tension existed in Europe in the 15 and 1600s?
Economic (inflation), social, and warfare (religious)
Education, anti-social, and warfare (secular)
Agriculture, Education, and warfare (racial)
How could Elizabeth's foreign and religious policy best be described during her rule?
Moderate
Conservative
Liberal
Rights with which all humans are born, including the rights to life, liberty, and property
Global Rights
Land Rights
Natural Rights
What did James I and Parliament disagree about?
Warfare
Weather Patterns
Divine right of kings
An artistic style of the seventeenth century characterized by complex forms, bold on ornamentation, and contrasting elements
Renaissance
Baroque
Medieval
What does Cromwell establish after abolishing the Parliament and monarchy?
Military dictatorship
Knights of the Round Table
Democracy
Which king converts to the Catholicism ending the fighting in France?
Henry IV of France
John V of England
George III of England
A Russian noble
King
Knight
Boyar
One who does not conform to established doctrine
James II
England
Heretic
Wrote "Two Treatise of Government" and argues for different branches of government that are all equal
England
John Locke
Cavaliers
Who took over England once Oliver Cromwell died?
Charles II (Charles I's son)
Calvinists and Catholics
Roundheads (Parliament's supporters)
Russian for Caesar; the title used by Russian emperors
Czar
Witchcraft
He's beheaded
The belief the king gets his power from God and not from his subjects
The Spanish armada
Oliver Cromwell
Divine right of kings
Who does England defeat that tries to invade?
William and Mary (James' daughter)
The Spanish armada
Thomas Hobbes
Who believed they were chosen by God to preserve Catholicism and resist Protestant heretics?
James II
Spain
Divine right of kings
Who becomes the queen of England and turns England into Europe's most prominent Protestant nation?
Divine right of kings
Oliver Cromwell
Elizabeth Tudor
What's the main outcome of the Thirty Years War?
Roundheads
The Glorious Revolution
The Holy Roman empire ends and becomes over 200 independent states
Who replaces Spain as France's lead competitor?
England
James II
The Spanish armada
Who ushered in a time of Spanish greatness which followed Catholicism very strictly.
Philip 11
James II
Thomas Hobbes
What were single women over 50 most likely to be accused of during the late 1600s?
Moderate
French Religious Wars
Witchcraft
What is the "bloodless" overthrow of James II called?
Calvinists and Catholics
The Spanish armada
The Glorious Revolution
What was happening in England in the 17th century?
William and Mary (James' daughter)
The Spanish armada
Wars and revolution
Why was it difficult for William and Mary to decide to overthrow James II?
Mary is his daughter and England's resources would help them beat Louis XIV of France
William and Mary (James' daughter)
Calvinists and Catholics
[p1] What is ABSOLUTISM?
The state of being stable, strong enough to endure.
A political system in which a ruler holds total power.
A new religion founded by Louis XIV, merging Catholicism & Calvinism.
A view of history that denies the United States conquered California from Mexico in 1848.
[p2] Who served as Louis XIII's chief minister, and greatly strengthened the monarchy's power?
Cardinal Richelieu
Frederick William
Jean-Baptiste Colbert
Stephen Colbert
[p2] What title/myth did Louis XIV foster for himself as he sought to be the sole ruler of France?
The Sun King
The God-Man
The Leviathan
[p3] What economic philosophy did Louis' controller-general Jean-Baptiste Colbert follow in order to increase France's wealth & power?
Capitalism
Mercantilism
Socialism
Absolutism
[p3] What did Louis develop to increase his royal power, leading him to fight four major wars between 1667 & 1713?
Colonies in North America & Africa
A large & powerful navy
A standing army of 400,000
A fair justice system & a code of laws
[p4] Read the primary source attached to this section: "Louis XIV to his Chancellor (1661)." How were decisions in Louis XIV's government to be made?
The king would give each minister general guidelines, then they would make laws & decisions that followed the guidelines.
The king would make all decisions personally, & the ministers would only do what he told them to do.
The king would consult with an elected Parliament, & approve of good laws made by them.
[p4] What two states emerged as great powers in central Europe after the Thirty Years' War?
Prussia & Austria
Spain & Portugal
Switzerland & Bavaria
Bohemia & Moravia
[p5] What did Frederick William the Great Elector create since Prussia had "no natural frontiers for defense"?
A large & efficient standing army of 40,000 men
A 250-mile defensive wall between the Elbe & Oder rivers
A modern education system
A series of fortresses along Prussia's eastern border
[p5] The Commissariat established by Frederick William in Prussia became...
the overseer of the army.
an agency of civil government.
both a military and a civil agency.
a court to persecute heretics.
[p5-6] In the 17th-century, the Hapsburg Empire (Austria)...
lost control of Hungary, Croatia, & Slavonia to the Turks
remained a collection of territories, each with its own laws
retained control of the Holy Roman Empire in Germany
established a centralized, absolutist state
[p6] What is "czar"?
The Russian nobility
Russian word for "Caesar" (Caesars had been emperors of ancient Rome)
An electric car made in Russia
A middle rank in the Russian navy, equal to English "commodore"
[p6] Who were the "boyars"?
Russian nobility, crushed by Ivan the Terrible
French Protestants, influenced by John Calvin
Servants in King Louis XIV's Palace of Versailles
Peter the Great wanted to do which of the following?
westernize, or Europeanize, Russia
remove European influence from Russia
share power with his nobles
reduce the size of Russia's army
[Review] How does the Palace of Versailles' design & architecture communicate Louis XIV's absolute power in France?
Its gloomy interior & low ceilings communicate a dungeon-like feeling, as if Louis is some goblin-king.
Its bright interior, luxurious decor, & high ceilings communicate an image of Olympus, home of the gods, fitting for "the Sun King."
Its polished floors & very clean windows communicate that Louis is a perfectionist and will not tolerate laziness.
Its humble decor & simple styles communicate that Louis is a man of the people, & will protect their interests.
[p1] What is ABSOLUTISM?
The state of being stable, strong enough to endure.
A political system in which a ruler holds total power.
A new religion founded by Louis XIV, merging Catholicism & Calvinism.
A view of history that denies the United States conquered California from Mexico in 1848.
[p6] What is "czar"?
The Russian nobility
Russian word for "Caesar" (Caesars had been emperors of ancient Rome)
An electric car made in Russia
A middle rank in the Russian navy, equal to English "commodore"
[p5-6] In the 17th-century, the Hapsburg Empire (Austria)...
lost control of Hungary, Croatia, & Slavonia to the Turks
remained a collection of territories, each with its own laws
retained control of the Holy Roman Empire in Germany
established a centralized, absolutist state
[p6] Who were the "boyars"?
Russian nobility, crushed by Ivan the Terrible
French Protestants, influenced by John Calvin
Servants in King Louis XIV's Palace of Versailles
[p1] What is ABSOLUTISM?
The state of being stable, strong enough to endure.
A political system in which a ruler holds total power.
A new religion founded by Louis XIV, merging Catholicism & Calvinism.
A view of history that denies the United States conquered California from Mexico in 1848.
[p2] Who served as Louis XIII's chief minister, and greatly strengthened the monarchy's power?
Cardinal Richelieu
Frederick William
Jean-Baptiste Colbert
Stephen Colbert
