WorksheetsQuiz on the Age of Absolutism
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
What is the Age of Absolutism?
A time during the medieval period with democratic states
A time during the modern period with democratic states
A time during the early modern period with absolute rulers
A time during the ancient period with absolute rulers
What is an Absolute Monarchy?
A form of government with elected leaders
A form of government during the medieval period with a hereditary ruler
A form of government during the early modern period with a hereditary ruler
A form of government during the ancient period with elected leaders
What does the Divine Right theory suggest?
Monarchs received their power from the people
Monarchs received their power from the church
Monarchs received their power from God
Monarchs received their power from the military
What title did Louis XIV give himself to show his power?
The Moon King
The Sun King
The Star King
The Earth King
What was one of the economic strategies Louis XIV used to strengthen France's economy?
Lowering tariffs on imported goods
Encouraging foreign products
Establishing colonies in the Americas
Reducing mining activities
How did Louis XIV weaken the power of the nobles?
By allowing them to stay in their castles
By building a palace in Paris
By making them spend time at the royal court
By giving them more land
What religious policy did Louis XIV enforce regarding Protestants?
Encouraged them to build churches
Allowed them to practice freely
Demanded conversion to Catholicism or leave France
Supported Protestant schools
What was one of the foundations of Louis XIV's absolute rule?
Control over the Legislature
Control over the Media
Control over the Arts
Control over the Weather
What was a significant change Peter the Great made to modernize Russia?
He banned all Western technology.
He adopted mercantilist policies.
He closed all academies for science.
He isolated Russia from Europe.
What was one of Peter the Great's goals for Russia?
To reduce the size of the Russian army
To Westernize Russia
To eliminate all forms of trade
To isolate Russia from the world
What did Peter the Great insist nobles do as a symbolic gesture?
Wear traditional Russian clothes
Shave their beards
Speak only Russian
Avoid Western technology
Which area did Peter the Great fail to acquire a warm-water port?
The Baltic Sea
The Black Sea
The Mediterranean Sea
The Caspian Sea
What was one method Peter the Great used to control the nobles?
By granting them more land
By expanding serfdom
By reducing taxes
By allowing them to form independent armies
