European absolutism practice test (60 questions) 1-4

What did the Puritans believe about the Church of England?

It needed to be rid of the Catholic foundations.

After the death of Elizabeth I, who became ruler of England?

James I

The Tudors were _____________.

an English royal family

How could ordinary people in France get hereditary titles of nobility?

by purchasing a title for as much as 60,000 livres

Which area provided Prussia's industrial power?

cleves-mark

What was the cost of fighting between Italian city-states?

delayed unification

Which is the name for the small governmental territories that formed the Holy Roman Empire?

diets

Which law provided religious toleration to French Huguenots under Henry IV?

edict of Nantes

What was Louis XIV's nickname?

the Sun King

Which treaty ended the Thirty Years' War?

the Treaty of Westphalia

Frederick William I believed Prussia's power was in what?

the army

The Thirty Years' War impacted which group the most?

the germans

Which statements were true of the Estates-General in the national governing of France? (Choose all that apply.)

1. It was rarely used. 2. It was called in times of emergency. 3. the king called the estates-general to order

What were some differences between the Holy Roman Empire and the Italian city-states? [Choose all that apply.]

1. Italy featured more powerful cities. 2. The Holy Roman Empire was less regionally powerful within its borders.

Which of the following describes Catherine the Great of Russia? [Choose all that apply.]

1. Catherine saw herself as an absolute monarch who wielded complete control over her subjects. 2. Catherine saw herself as an enlightened ruler who supported education and the arts. 3. Catherine likely conspired with the Russian nobility to have her husband murdered so that she could become empress.

What led to the start of the English Civil War? [Choose all that apply.]

1. Charles I arresting members of Parliament 2. Parliament protesting the reign of Charles I

Why was James II placed on the throne after the death of Charles II? [Choose all that apply.]

1. Charles II had no heir. 2. He was the Duke of York.

Which led to the War of Spanish Succession? [Choose all that apply.]

1. Charles II leaving no heirs 2.Louis XIV convincing Charles II to leave the Spanish Empire to Phillip of Anjou

What was the result of the War of Spanish Succession? [Choose all that apply.]

1. France was greatly weakened. 2. Spain was reduced to provincial power.

How did James I treat Parliament? [Choose all that apply.]

1. He ignored their advice. 2. He mounted large debts for lavish courts.

Why is Charles V significant? [Choose all that apply.]

1. He wrestled control of the Italian states from France. 2. He asserted dominance in the Holy Roman Empire. 3. He ruled the Hapsburg Netherlands.

What did Cromwell achieve during the Protectorate? [Choose all that apply.]

1. He wrote the Instrument of Government. 2. He established Puritan morality in law. 3. He established a legacy of brutality in England.

Which underpinned the philosophy of Frederick the Great? [Choose all that apply.]

1. Ideas of Kant 2. the Enlightenment

What was the purpose of Versailles? [Choose all that apply.]

1. It allowed Louis XIV to show off his power to other nations. 2. It allowed Louis XIV to distract the nobles with court ritual and splendor.

Which of the following is an example of the cruelty of Ivan the Terrible? [Choose all that apply.]

1. Ivan established a police force who tortured and killed those who opposed him. 2. Ivan supposedly had the eyes of the architects of St. Basil's Cathedral cut out. 3. Ivan killed his son in a fit of rage.

Which of the following were dominant Italian states? [Choose all that apply.]

1. Piedmont 2. venice 3. florence

Which of the following describe(s) Henry IV of France? [Choose all that apply.]

1. The Estates-General approved of his actions. 2. He tried to bring prosperity to France. 3. He was assassinated.

Under William and Mary, which did English citizens receive? [Choose all that apply.]

1. a Bill of Rights 2. the end of absolutism in England 3. a guarantee that only a Protestant could hold the throne

In response to the Petition of Right, what did Charles I do? [Choose all that apply.]

1. dissolved Parliament 2. prevented another Parliament assembling for 11 years

Because of the role of powerful cities in Italian-speaking lands, which were the chief points of contention? [Choose all that apply.]

1. fighting over surrounding land 2. using allies to supplant rivals

What did the True Law of Free Monarchies argue? [Choose all that apply.]

1. for the consolidation of power in one monarch 2. that kings should be revered as gods 3. that the king should be free of Parliament, Church, and Law

Which problems did the successor of James I face? [Choose all that apply.]

1. high taxes 2. an angry Parliament 3. puritans

Which lesson did the Italian city-states learn that other countries did not learn about managing a kingdom? [Choose all that apply.]

1. how to manage lower social orders 2. how to establish constitutions and charters

Which were the leading German states in the decline of the Holy Roman Empire? [Choose all that apply.]

1. prussia 2. Austria

What was the legacy of Louis XV? [Choose all that apply.]

1. revolts of the parliaments 2. acquiring massive war debt 3. conflict over taxes

Which statements are true of the right of Asiento? [Choose all that apply.]

1. selling slaves to Spanish colonies 2. profiting from the sale of slaves to Spanish colonies

What were Richelieu's objectives as chief advisor to the king? [Choose all that apply.]

1. strengthen the monarchy 2. make France the dominant European power

What is another name for the Dutch Republic? [Choose all that apply.]

1. the Low Countries 2. United Provinces

Which best defines the Age of Absolutism? [Choose all that apply.]

1.Kings ruled without a system of checks and balances. 2.Kings believed they answered only to God. 3.Kings believed their rule was not subject to the people.

When did the Thirty Years' War begin?

1618

When we discuss the Age of Absolutism, which century are we discussing?

17th

Who was the advisor to Louis XIV?

Cardinal Marazin

Who laid the foundation for absolutism in France?

Cardinal Richelieu

Who was the advisor to Louis XIII?

Cardinal Richelieu

Who was the king on the throne during the Restoration?

Charles II

What happened to Charles I when he was defeated? [Choose all that apply.]

He was found guilty of treason.

Who revoked the Edict of Nantes?

Louis XIV

By the 1400s, which city replaced Kiev as the most important city in Russia?

Moscow

What happened when Charles I arrested 76 landowners for not paying the ship tax?

Parliament forced him to sign the Petition of Right.

Which Russian ruler traveled to Europe in an effort to find ways to modernize Russia?

Peter the great

The Treaty of Westphalia signaled the end of which war?

Thirty Years' War

In the political fight of the Thirty Years' War, one was either for or against which group?

house of Hapsburgs

Who was the biggest competitor to the House of Hapsburg?

house of Valois

What does the following Latin phrase mean: cuius regio, euis religio?

in whose kingdom, his religion

Which of the following BEST describes the Holy Roman Empire?

loose confederation of smaller kingdoms

Which is the governing body who presided over smaller districts in France before the French Revolution?

parlement

Louis XIV of France did what with the Edict of Nantes?

revoked it

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of royal authority in the Age of Absolutism?

service-minded

"L'etat, c'est moi" means, "I am the ______________."

state

Believing that Russia should continue the legacy of Rome and Constantinople, Ivan began referring to Moscow as the "_______ Rome."

third