WorksheetsHistory 12
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Worksheet time: 31mins
to become king of France Henry IV became a
Lutheran
Catholic
Calvinist
Puritan
He granted toleration of French Protestants in the
Edict of Nantes
Pragmatic Sanction
Bill of Rights
Treaty of Utrecht
Cardinal Richelieu is know for
Rebelling against Louis XIII
Strengthening Estates-General
Weakening the power of the Huguenots and Nobles
Serving under Louis XIV
An important symbol of Louis XIV's wealth was
The establishment of banking
Ownership of manufacturing
The palace of Versailles
His friendship with nobles
The Sun king's palace, Versailles, represented grandeur, but also
Drained the French economy
Offended the catholic clergy
was an easy target
provided jobs
Louis XIV believed in the divine right of kings, or
The god made him king
that kings were gods
that kings were the best rulers
the right to conquer
Fearing France's domination, other European nations created a
free market
balance of power
stable currency
European union
European nations feared Louis XIV's Grandson's inheritance of the Spanish throne, leading to the
Fronde Rebellions
Thirty Year's war
war of the Spanish succession
French war of succession
How was Russia different from western europe
Russia was more advanced
Eastern ideas were preferred
Russia was a medieval state
Russia was a great naval power
Under Peter the Great and Catherine the Great, Russia
separated from the rest of Europe
Became the center of European power
Became both catholic and protestant
Became a westernized and powerful nation
Social changes under Peter were
women took greater part in the community and men shaved tehir beards
women stopped being active and men stopped shaving
The army became weaker & there was more trade
the army became stronger and there was less trade
Both Peter and Catherine wanted to
keep Russia the same as it had been for centuries
Open up warm water sea Ports for trade
Force Russians to speak and read only Russian
Live peaceful lives and not bother other countries
All of the following actions of Peter helped to westernize Russia except
Building St. Petersburg & making it Russia's capital
Forcing his nobles to shave & dress in European styles
Visiting western countries in disguise & learning more about western way of life
Granting Russian nobles Large estates with thousands of serfs
Maria Theresa was about to rule Austria because of the
Edict of Nantes
Pragmatic Sanction
Treaty of Utrecht
fronde
Frederick William of Prussia Belonged to the dynasty of the
Hapburgs
Romanovs
Bourbons
Hohenzollerns
The Stuart kings claim to absolute Power was challenged by
The tudors
parliament
the cavalier
the church of England
The ruler who was beheaded at the end of the English civil war
Elizabeth I
Charles I
James I
James II
The leader of the Gunpowder Plot was
Oliver Cromwell
Rene Decartes
Guy Fawkes
Robert Walpole
William of Orange
The document that outlawed cruel and unusual punishment was
Habeas corpus
Bill of rights
petition of right
Act of settlement
The document that excluded Catholics from inheriting the English throne was
Habeas corpus
Bill of rights
petition of right
act of settlement
the document that stated that a person may not be held in prison without a trial was
Habeas corpus
bill of rights
petition of right
act of settlement
The restoration refers to the
reestablishment of parliament
replacement of church of England
reestablishment of the monarchy
return of puritan ideas
A result of the Glorious Revolution was
protestants William and Mary replace catholic James II
Cromwell became Lord Protector of England
Parliament was permanently weakened as a governing force
the Stuarts replaced the tudors
Window to the west
St. Petersburg
Moscow
Paris
London
Merry Monarch
James II
Charles II
Cromwell
French philosopher who believed in 3 branches of government
Rousseau
Voltaire
Montesquieu
Locke
English philosopher who believed in natural rights-life, liberty, property
Rousseau
voltairie
MOntesquieu
Locke
which was not a belief of Enlightened thinkers?
scientists should rely on reason to increase knowledge
the universe is governed by natural laws
all have the power to make good judgement
kings have a divine right to rule
The economic crisis in France was caused by
Failure of economic reforms
Polices of Colbert
Policies of the Estates General
Bad harvests, deficit spending and costly wars
After the 3rd Estate created the National Assembly, they
voted to keep Louis XVI as absolute ruler
decided they would play tennis
decided they would meet once a year
said they would not stop meeting until they had written the consitution
Many people saw the Bastille as a symbol of
Freedom
Tyranny
social classes
wealth
When Louis XVI sent troops Into Paris, the people
stormed versailles
stormed the bastille
stormed the estates general
left paris
Rumors that the nobles were going to attack the countryside led to rioting called
Great fear
Great panic
Great riot
fall of the bastille
The national assembly accomplished all of the following except
adopt the declaration of the rights of man and citizen
write the constitution that limited the power of the king
bring and end to the reign of terror
seize lands of the catholic church and sell them to French peasants
The declaration of the rights of man embodied the revolutionary words of
rights for all
rights of women
one for all
liberty, equality fraternity
which describes Napoleon's invasion of Russia
a great French victory
a horrible defeat for France
End of the continental system
Beginning of the 100 days
what war tactic helped the Russians defeat napoleon
blockades
continental system
scorched earth policy
Trafalgar strategy
what was the most important reason for Napoleon's failure to conquer russia
skill of Russian generals
British aid of russia
a poor French navy
Russian's climate & size
During the hundre days
the sans culottes committed the September Massacres
Napoleon was driven from Russia
Napoleon returned from exile to rule France briefly
the reign of terror executed 40,000 people
what is one result of napoleons invasion of Spain and Portugal in 1808
napoleon became emperor of brazil
control of Guatemala shifted from Portugal to spain
French became the official language in the Latin American colonies
Colonies in Latin America began a series of rebellions against Spanish and POrtuguese colonial rule
who was the daughter of Emperor Charles VI and ruled after Pragmatic Sanction was passed
Mary Tudor
Marie Antionette
Elizabeth I
Maria Theresa
the supporters of Charles I in the civil war were called
Roundheads
Romanov's
cavaliers
Bourgeoistic
A major ruling family of France was
Roimanov's
The Tudors
The Bourbons
The Stuarts
The Hapsburgs ruled
Russia
Austria
Prussia
Poland
A major ruling family of Russia was the
Tudors
Stuarts
Romanovs
Bourbons
Spain was no longer a threat to England's power after the
Defeat of their Armada
Revolt of the Netherlands
Treaty of Utrecht
Inquisition
Peter the Great built a new capital city, which he called
St. Petersburg
Moscow
Leningrand
Kiev
what ruler never married and had no heir?
Charles I
Charles V
Henry IV
Elizabeth I
What German princess came to rule after the death of her husband in Russia
Joan of Arc
Elizabeth
Maria Theresa
Catherine the Great
The large Spanish fleet was called the
Conquistator
Alliance
Armada
Archinal
Who served as chief minister to Louis XIII and strengthened the monarchy in France
Marie Antoinette
Jacques Boussuct
Cardinal Richellieu
Jean Baptiste Colbert
The overthrow of James II in favor of William and Mary was known as
Reformation
Glorious Revolution
Restoration
Velvet Revolution
Military's victories gave this Russian leader access to the Baltic Sea
Peter the Great
Michael Romanov
Frederick I
Ivan the terrible
which of the following did not lead to French debts during the reign of Louis XIV
Louis XIV extravagant lifestyle
wars to ensure Bourbon domination over European affairs
Governement money to build new industries
Louis XIV desire to achieve military glory
French Protestants were called
Lutherans
Puritans
Moers
Huguenots
Guy Fawkes tried to murder which monarch
James I
charles I
charles II
Elizabeth I
which of the following writers suggested that he would fight to his death supporting freedom of speech
Montesquieu
Locke
Voltairie
Rousseau
In 1789, King Louis XVI summoned the Estates General primarly to
protect the privileges of the 1st and 2nd estate
eliminated feudal dues
Increase the influence of peasants
raise taxes to pay off growing debt
why did the French common people resent Marie Antoinette
she was not descended from loyalty
she led her husband make all the decisions
she was compassionate to the poor
she lived an extravagant lifestyle
John locke wrote that everyone deserves all of the following except
Life
Liberty
Pursuit of happiness
property
The goals of the congress of Vienna were all of the following except
compensation
legitimacy
balance of power
freedom of speech
