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WorksheetsU 12 - CRISIS AND ABSOLUTISM IN EUROPE - P6 (TEST)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
Idea that state should not interfere with the economy...
coup d'état
laissez-faire
inflation
bureaucracy
Which king added more rituals into the Church of England and allowed thousands of Puritans to leave for America?
King Henry VI
King James II
King Charles II
King Charles I
Absolutism is...
the practice by monarchs of undergoing daily absolution to keep states free of the burden of sin
the belief that all citizens within a state must conform to one religion
an offshoot of Islam, in which it is believed that baptism absolves all past and future sins
a system of government in which a ruler holds total power
What was the "Glorious Revolution"?
invasion of England by William of Orange, which overthrew James II with almost no bloodshed
the battle between the Roundheads and the Cavaliers for control of England
the establishment of Protestantism as the English state religion
the agricultural revolution that improved food supplies in England
What is the "divine right" of kings?
belief that a king was granted the wisdom of God upon ascending to the throne, and therefore was faultless
concept that kings were equal to God, and therefore did not have to live by the laws of the Church
the theory that kings along could know the mind of God, and therefore could determine the future through divination
the idea that kings receive their power from God and are responsible only to God
The foundation for a constitutional monarchy in England was laid by the ______________________.
Toleration Act of 1689
English Bill of Rights
"Glorious Revolution"
Rump Parliament
Peter the Great wanted to do which of the following?
make Russia a powerful country again
remove European influences
reduce the size of the army
share power with his nobles
Who was the best example of an "absolutism" king?
King James I
King Phillip II
King Edward IV
King Louis XIV
Which of the following granted Puritans, but not Catholics, the right of public worship?
the Council of Trent
the Peace of Westphalia
the Bill of Rights
the Toleration Act of 1689
the Peace of Augsburg
The civil war in England was a conflict between which of the following?
Catholics and Moors
Catholics and the Church of England
peasants and nobles
the King and Parliament
What was the Thirty Year's War NOT fought over?
money
religion
territory
power among European ruling families
What was the most important result of the Thirty Years' War?
increased Hapsburgs' power
beginning of the modern state system
decreased France's power
end of the Holy Roman Empire
What did Frederick the Great believe a ruler should be?
all-powerful and unrelenting
suspicious of his advisors
only a military commander
a father to his people
Who was Ivan the Terrible?
an impostor who tried to take the Russian throne
the first "czar" of Russia who turned against his nobles
a king of France sometimes called "the Sun King"
a weak Hohenzollern ruler of Prussia
Which ruler of Russia was one of its' greatest reformers and increased the czar's power?
Vasili III
Mikhail Romanov
Peter the Great
Nikolai II
Which of the following was NOT a way in which Russia differed from Europe before Peter the Great?
Russia was a land of boyars and serfs
Boyars knew little of Europe due to following Constantinople rather than Rome
Russia was Eastern Orthodox and Europe was mostly Catholic or Protestant
Russia had always had absolute monarchs for rulers
What are boyars?
landowning nobles in Russia
high-ranking priests in France
military officers in Prussia
political leaders in Austria
Which of the following was NOT an accomplishment of Peter the Great?
raised the status of women
introduced corn to the Russian people
created the first Russian newspaper
advanced navigation, art, and science education
Who fought in the English Civil War (1642-1649)?
Catholics vs. Protestants
peasants and middle class vs. nobles
Cavaliers vs. Roundheads
Lancastrians vs. Yorkists
In what form of government are rulers' powers limited by laws?
absolute monarchy
constitutional monarchy
oligarchy
theocracy
