UNIT 5: European Absolutism REVIEW

Which of the following is NOT a reason European monarchs became more powerful?

What was the main difference between Spain and Dutch that caused Dutch to revolt?

Parliament drafted the Bill of Rights in order to do which of the following things?

The War of Austrian Succession was fought between who?

Which of the following is NOT a cause that led to absolutism in Europe?

The intellectual movement that developed due to war & stated nothing can be known for certain

What was interesting about Cardinal Richelieu and Cardinal Mazarin fighting in Thirty Years W?

Jean Baptiste Colbert, Louis' economic adviser, believed in what economic theory?

Peter saw this idea as a way of making the Russian state stronger (reason for his Grand Embassy

Which provinces formed the United Provinces of the Netherlands?

Louis XIV was a patron of the arts but used it not to focus on human potential, but instead on?

Why were central European empires weak during the 1600's?

When the Spanish king died Louis XIV's grandson was supposed to take over. This led to what?

What negotiation ended the Thirty Years' War?

What did Henry IV do religiously to help heal a war-fractured France?

How was the port at St. Petersburg able to be built?

How does limiting the power of nobles increase the power of a ruler?

Which of the following is NOT a cause of inflation in Spain?

How did Cardinal Richelieu weaken the power of Huguenots and nobility?

Which of the following was not a result of the Peace of Westphalia?

Why was the War of Austrian Succession fought?

What sparked the Thirty Years' War in Europe?

Louis XIV weakened the power of nobles and gave more power to government agents called?

How were the Dutch able to become wealthy from trade and banking?

Why was the cabinet system developed & implemented in England?

Protestants, including those in Parliament, wanted King James overthrow for which reason?

Name the conflict over religion and territory and power among European ruling families?

What was one important outcome or effect of the Thirty Years' War?

Besides inflation, what was another economic problem Spain suffered?

Peter felt that Russia needed what to compete with the rest of the world?

How did El Greco's work differ from that of the Renaissance artists?

The famous literary work that is referred to as the birth of the modern European novel __________.

Who did the Prime Minister (head of the cabinet) in England essentially represent?

Russian landowning nobles were called what?

What did Louis XIV realize after in his last years?

While many Russians didn't think change was necessary, Peter did. How did he combat this?

What were French Protestants called in France?

Colbert's belief in mercantilism pushed him to reform manufacturing. Which was NOT a reform?

Conflicts between Parliament & English monarchs were often centered around _____________.

Why did skeptics believe nothing could ever be known for certain?

Ivan the Terrible's bad period started when he felt nobles killed his ______________?

The English Civil War ended with which revolutionary event in history?

How did Parliament's passing of habeas corpus affect the monarch's rule in England?

What did European countries do to limit the expansion of the French and Louis XIV?

Which of the following is a way in which Louis XIV weakened the power of nobles?

Which of the following was NOT an effect of the riches and wealth coming to Spain's empire?

Rulers that wanted to be kings or queens that held all of the power within their boundaries.

How were central European economies different that western European economies?

Which of the following best describes Philip II's empire along with his faith?

Which of the following was NOT a reform Peter made in attempt to westernize Russia?