Chapter 5: Absolutism

Question 0

What king became France’s most powerful ruler and boasted, “I am the State”?

Answer 0

Louis IX

Question 1

Who did the Glorious Revolution bring to England’s throne?

Answer 1

James II

Question 2

By the end of the 1600’s what had England’s system of government become?

Answer 2

A constitutional Monarchy

Question 3

Why did Peter the Great build the city of St. Petersburg?

Answer 3

He wanted a city on a seaport that would make it easier to travel to the West

Question 4

European monarchs become absolute monarchs in response to?

Answer 4

religious and territorial conflicts that caused warfare and revolts

Question 5

Who did the Restoration “restore” to power in England?

Answer 5

The Catholics

Question 6

What did Fredrick the Great believe a ruler should be?

Answer 6

A father to his people

Question 7

What was Peter the Great the first Russian ruler to make an effort to do?

Answer 7

Westernize Russia

Question 8

How did the economy of central Europe differ from that of Western Europe?

Answer 8

Organize and utilize a secret police force

Question 9

What problem helped to weaken the Spanish Empire?

Answer 9

Spain experienced a period of severe inflation and heavy taxes

Question 10

What was one reason Ivan IV was called Ivan the Terrible?

Answer 10

He organized a police force that murdered people he considered traitors

Question 11

How did the United Providences of the Netherlands differ from neighboring states?

Answer 11

It had elected governors whose power depended on landowners and merchants

Question 12

What event led to the War of Spanish Succession?

Answer 12

Charles II made Louis XIV’s grandson his heir, adding to Bourbon power

Question 13

In the mid-1600’s the group that was the LEAST dependent on the labor of serfs?

Answer 13

The nations of Western Europe

Question 14

Fredrick the II came to power as the…

Answer 14

King of Prussia

Question 15

The war of the Austrian Succession was fought over the possession of the lands belonging to…

Answer 15

Maria Theresa

Question 16

At the time that Peter the Great took the throne, the most essential part of the Russian economy was…

Answer 16

Serfs

Question 17

The Seven Years’ War resulted in…

Answer 17

No exchange of territories in Europe

Question 18

Peter the Great’s main reason for visiting the West was to…

Answer 18

Learn about Western customs and technology

Question 19

The first Russian ruler to adopt the title czar, meaning “Cesar” was…

Answer 19

Ivan the Terrible

Question 20

In Russia, the boyars were…

Answer 20

Landowning nobles

Question 21

ESSAY TOPIC:

What were some of the most important political changes that resulted from the Glorious Revolution?

Answer 21

• The event was important to the lives of many English people in the 1600’s
• bloodless overthrow of King James II
• CAUSE: the offense the English people took from the King displaying his religion of Catholicism

Event #1: England became a Constitutional Monarchy and the King’s power was being severely limited due to the Act of Parliament
-Parliament had the most political power , was responsible for all policies, and running the country.

Event #2: The Cabinet System

• Members in the Cabinet act in the rulers names but in reality they represent the majority party in the Cabinet
• Link between the monarch and the majority party in the Parliament

Event #3: Bill of Rights
-document that listed many things that a ruler can’t do and it cleared the limits on royal power.