WorksheetsAge of Absolutism
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
What country is England?
What was the name of Elizabeth I's mother who was executed?
Jane Seymour
Catherine of Aragon
Anne Boleyn
Catherine Parr
Which Tudor king was only nine years old when he became king?
Henry VII
Henry VIII
Richard III
Edward VI
What famous quote is attributed to Louis XIV that best represents absolutism?
"Power corrupts absolutely"
"After me, the flood"
"God and my right"
"I am the state"
What was the main purpose of Louis XIV moving the court to Versailles?
To control the nobles
To reduce government spending
To escape the plague
To improve agriculture
What was Louis XIV's religious policy toward Protestants?
He granted them religious freedom
He revoked the Edict of Nantes
He made Protestantism the state religion
He ignored them
How did Machiavelli's ideas support absolute monarchs' claim to power?
He promoted democratic ideals
He justified rule by divine right
He argued that effective rulers should use any means necessary
He supported the power of the church
What was the main source of Louis XIV's financial strain?
Building Versailles
Constant Warfare
Lavish Court Life
All of the above
What did the Church tell people an indulgence was for?
To get additional confessional time with the Pope
To help fund the remodel of the Church
To lessen time their soul would spend in the purgatory
To help the needy / less fortunate
What were indulgences in the context of the Catholic Church?
Holy relics sold by the Church
Special prayers for the deceased
Certificates of Church membership
Pardons for sins in exchange for money
True or false: Martin Luther recanted his statements out of fear of being excommunicated by Pope Leo X.
True
False
All of the following were major beliefs held by Martin Luther EXCEPT
Salvation is achieved through faith and good works
The Bible should be available in the vernacular
Indulgences should be banned
Priests should be permitted to marry
"ALBEIT the king’s majesty justly and rightfully is and ought to be the supreme head of the Church of England, and so is recognized by the clergy of this realm in their Convocations, yet nevertheless for corroboration and confirmation thereof, and for increase of virtue in Christ’s religion within this realm of England, and to repress and extirp all errors, heresies, and other enormities and abuses heretofore used in the same: be it enacted by authority of this present Parliament, that the king our sovereign lord, his heirs and successors, kings of this realm, shall be taken, accepted, and reputed the only supreme head in earth of the Church of England, called Anglicana Ecclesia; and shall have and enjoy, annexed and united to the imperial crown of this realm, as well the title and style thereof, as all honours, dignities, preeminences, jurisdictions, privileges, authorities, immunities, profits, and commodities to the said dignity of supreme head of the same Church belonging and appertaining; and that our said sovereign lord, his heirs and successors, kings of this realm, shall have full power and authority from time to time to visit, repress, redress, reform, order, correct, restrain, and amend all such errors, heresies, abuses, offences, contempts, and enormities, whatsoever they be, which by any manner spiritual authority or jurisdiction ought or may lawfully be reformed, repressed, ordered, redressed, corrected, restrained, or amended, most to the pleasure of Almighty God, the increase of virtue in Christ’s religion, and for the conservation of the peace, unity, and tranquillity of this realm; any usage, custom, foreign law, foreign authority, prescription, or any other thing or things to the contrary hereof notwithstanding." - Act of Supremacy
Which monarch is this primary source document related to?
Louis XIV
Henry VIII
Edward VI
Elizabeth I
