2nd Nine Weeks History Exam- Age of Absolutism
Which historical era is most closely associated with this passage?
Age of Absolutism
What was a major result of the Glorious Revolution?
England further limited its monarchy.
Parliament offered the throne to King William and Queen Mary. • Catholic King James II fled England for France. • Parliament agreed to joint rule with the monarch. QUESTION: These events are most closely associated with the...
Glorious Revolution
Many European monarchs of the 1600s maintained that they should have absolute power to rule because they...
Had been given their power to govern from God
Which person is credited with saying "L'état, c'est moi " (I am the state)?
Louis XIV
Which document limited the power of the English monarchy during the Middle Ages?
Magna Carta
Which statement best describes a result of the Glorious Revolution in England (1688)?
Principles of limited government were strengthened.
The primary goal of most of Europe's absolute monarchs was to
centralize their political control over their nations
From the 15th to the 18th centuries, absolute monarchs of Europe sought to:
centralize their political power
King Louis XIV of France, Peter the Great of Russia, and Suleiman the Magnificent of the Ottoman Empire were all considered absolute rulers because they
determined government policies without the consent of their people
Base your answers to the following two questions on the passage below and on your knowledge of social studies. . . . The power of God can be felt in a moment from one end of the world to the other: the royal power acts simultaneously throughout the kingdom. It holds the whole kingdom in position just as God holds the whole world. If God were to withdraw his hand, the entire world would return to nothing: if authority ceases in the kingdom, all lapses intoconfusion. . . . — Bishop Jacques-Benigne Bossuet QUESTION: This passage describes the idea of
divine right rule
Niccolò Machiavelli in The Prince and Thomas Hobbes in Leviathan both advocated that a ruler should
employ absolute power to maintain order in the areas under their rule
The Glorious Revolution in England resulted in
formation of a limited monarchy
The Magna Carta, the Petition of Right, and the English Bill of Rights were created to
limit the power of English monarchs
A common goal of Philip II of Spain and Louis XIV of France was to
maintain absolute power
The Magna Carta, the Glorious Revolution, and the writings of John Locke all contributed to Great Britain's development of
parliamentary democracy
