World Civ: Absolute Monarchs

Name: ______Date: ______Class:______

Study Guide

  1. In Russia, boyars were ______.
  2. He called himself the SUN KING and was the most powerful leader to ever rule this country.
  3. ______b.______
  4. He was the first bourbon king of France and converted from Catholicism to Protestantism to ease tensions. ______
  5. What was the legacy of Louis XIV?______
  6. Peter the Great built this port city and called it Russia’s “window to the west.”______
  7. What were the factors that weakened the Spanish Empire? (hint there are 3) ______
  8. By the end of the 1600s, what form of government was in place for England?______
  9. Which country did the Hapsburg family NOT have rule over? ______
  10. Why did Henry IV issue the Edict of Nantes?______
  11. Which absolute monarch required the nobles to live with him and wait on him daily? ______
  12. Louis XIV finance minister whose policies of mercantilism caused France’s economy to grow and prosper? ______
  13. This cardinal was advisor to France’s ‘boy king’ and ended the 30 Years War. ______
  14. What were 5 things Peter the Great did to westernize Russia? ______
  15. Name of this absolute monarch’s magnificent home built to show the power of France. ______
  16. What was the importance of the English Bill of Rights and the Petition of Right with regard to the government of England? ______
  17. Under Maria Theresa, Austria’s greatest enemy was this country ruled by this man. ______
  18. From 1516-1556 this Holy Roman Emperor controlled lands in Europe from Spain to Austria and parts of Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands. ______
  19. During the English Civil War, supporters of Parliament, or the ______opposed the king.
  20. Which of the following did the Restoration of 1680 ‘restore’ to power in England? ______
  21. How can Oliver Cromwell’s rule of England best be described? ______
  22. Frederick I and II (the Great)were the first two rulers of the powerful ______family who helped make Prussia a European power.
  23. What was the result of the treaty known as the Peace of Westphalia? ______
  24. What was the theory of divine right used to support? ______
  25. What was the result of the 7 Years War? ______
  26. Who came to the throne of England as a result of the Glorious Revolution? ______
  27. Which group consisted of dissenters who sought to change Catholic practices in the Church of England? ______
  28. What was the result of the English Civil War? ______
  29. Peter the Great’s main reason for visiting Western Europe was to what? ______
  30. Phillip II sent the Spanish Armada to attack England in 1588 because ______
  31. The first Russian ruler to use the title ‘czar’ was ______

Discuss 3 characteristics or traits that the absolute monarchies we have studied have in common with regard to how they exercised their power. Choose 1 absolute monarch from the list below and give two examples of how he or she used the power of the monarchy to increase the power of their respective state.

Phillip II Louis XIV Frederick the Great Maria Theresa

Peter the Great