WorksheetsAbsolutism Mastery Quiz
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 11hrs 15mins
Which of the following is the best definition of Westernization?
A transition of dress and customs to that of American Cowboys
Expanding a countries borders
Converting to the customs and practices of Western European civilization.
Focusing a countries attention more toward farming and cattle herding
What did Peter the Great do to those who opposed his transformation of Russia in the Early 1700s?
He praised them for their use of Democracy
He allowed them freedom of speech but wanted them to leave
He killed, imprisoned, and enslaves those who opposed him
He tried desperately to convince them to join his cause
Who was Louis XIV?
This man promoted Westernization campaigns to make his country more European
This man demonstrated absolutism by building Versailles as a way of distracting the French nobility
This man believed that humans were naturally good and would not need a large government to rule over them.
This man did not believe that the average person was intelligent enough to participate in government, which led him to believe that an enlightened monarchy was best.
The English Bill of Rights
created a constitutional monarchy.
resolved all of England's seventeenth-century religious questions.
reaffirmed the divine-right theory of kingship while limiting the king's power.
confirmed the king's right to raise standing armies without parliamentary consent.
The enlightened legal reforms expressed by Catherine the Great in her Instruction
succeeded in abolishing serfdom in all of Russia.
succeeded in establishing an equal system of law for all Russian citizens.
instigated changes in Russian government that sapped the power of the old nobility.
supported equality before the law, questioned serfdom, torture and capital punishment.
During the reign of Charles I of England,
the English Civil War occurred.
Oliver Cromwell emerged as the new military leader.
Parliament was dissolved.
All of the above
The economic theory based on a country's ability to export more goods than import which contributed to the rise of absolutism was
capitalism.
laissez faire economics.
mercantilism.
socialism.
Which of these events most directly led to the signing of the English Bill of Rights?
English Civil War
Glorious Revolution
Thirty Years War
Defeat of Spanish Armada
Which of the following was a problem with the age of absolutism?
Wars were fought for status, religion, territory, and power
Taxes were raised to build roads, canals, factories, and merchant ships
Countries gained vast territories of land throughout Europe
Tremendous wealth was gained by utilizing their colonies raw materials
The following could be said about Phillip II’s legacy
It was a success because he spent his money wisely and left Spain wealthy
It was an economic failure because he left Spain poor after a lot of spending on wars.
He is relatively unknown as a monarch
His dad Charles V was more well known
In order for Phillip II to expand Spanish power he formed (a) by (b) princess's of his enemies. He also expanded his power by (c) this is how he gained control of Portugal by force. (d) was another important factor. Spain had gained a lot of money from their colonies in the Americas.
King Phillip prepared a huge armada to invade England. What is an armada?
A fleet of ships
A team of skilled soldiers
A type of weapon
Was King Phillip and Spain successful in defeating Queen Elizabeth and England?
(a)
