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WorksheetsUnit 2 - Absolute Monarchy - Practice 3
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 22mins
What were the two religious groups in France?
Catholics
Muslims
Lutherans
Huguenots
The Bourbon monarch who converted to Catholicism in order to bring peace to France
Henry IV
Charles V
Louis XIV
Henry VIII
The document that was signed that protected Huguenots in France
Peace of Augsburg
Edict of Worms
Edict of Nantes
Act of Supremacy
Which of the following were actions taken by Cardinal Richelieu to strengthen the French monarchy?
limited power of the nobles
allowed for more middle class officials
instigated a competition with the Hapsburg Empire
restricted rights of Huguenots
The map details the result of what event?
World War II
Crusades
War of Spanish Succession
Thirty Years War
The French monarch who declared "I am the State"
Charles V
Henry IV
Louis XIV
Marie Theresa
Which of the following were actions taken by Louis XIV?
increased spending on extravagant buildings including the Palace of Versailles
increased military spending
increased the number of military conflicts France was involved in
was a patron of the arts
Which of the following were causes of France weakening at the end of Louis XIV's reign?
poor harvests
constant warfare
revolt by the Huguenots
increased taxes
The war that was fought to prevent the thrones of Spain and France from uniting?
Thirty Years War
Seven Years War
The Barbary Wars
War of Spanish Succession
To achieve absolute power, the French monarchy had to weaken this class of peoples.
peasants
Catholic priests
Protestant merchants
nobles
Louis XIII's chief minister, he strengthened the power of the French monarchy.
Cardinal Mazarin
Cardinal Richelieu
Thomas Cromwell
Alexandre Dumas
To limit Hapsburg power, Richelieu involved France in this war.
War of the Spanish Succession
Thirty Years' War
Seven Years' War
American Revolution
In 1685, Louis XIV revoked the Edict of Nantes, which caused a mass exodus of French Protestants who were known as this.
Huguenots
Presbyterians
Calvinists
Anglicans
Louis XIV built a magnificent palace outside Paris known as the Palace of ______________.
Westminster
Buckingham
Versailles
Aix-La-Chapelle
The death of this Habsburg Spanish king began the War of the Spanish Succession
Charles II
William III
Philip II
Henry VIII
[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] 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] For what purposes did Louis XIV use his palace at Versailles? Read the text carefully to learn the correct choices.
The personal household of the king (ie where he lived full-time)
The location of the chief offices of state (ie the government's capital)
The place where powerful subjects came to find favors & offices for themselves
The king's private hunting lodge, where he would not be bothered by anyone
A school where France's best minds gathered to teach the latest scientific theories
[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] How did Louis XIV leave France upon his death in 1715? Select TWO from this list.
Surrounded by enemies (he'd fought four major wars)
Many French people were in poverty (he spent lavishly on buildings & wars)
With an extensive colonial empire in Africa & East Asia
Deeply divided over religion, with nearly 1/3 of Frenchmen being Protestants
[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.
