Absolutism Review

The Huguenots were a religious group in France that practiced what type of Christianity?

The Edict of Nantes gave rights to what group of people?

Peter the Great enacted many reforms to catch Russia up with the rest of Europe. This was known as what?

King Charles I of England's execution was a shock to Europe because

To improve his military Peter the Great brought in western European generals to teach his military.

Parliament in England frequently restricted James I and Charles I access to what?

The group that supported the Puritans and Parliament during the English Civil War were called the Cavaliers.

True or False: Maria Theresa faced a lot of opposition to her rule because she was a woman.

What war caused Germany to not unify for over 200 years?

What famous phrase did King Louis XIV say that implied he was France and France was him?

What was Peter the Great of Russia's tour of western Europe called?

What act did Ivan the Terrible commit that snowballed into a terrible era in Russian history?

James I's only accomplishment of note is that he had a translation of the Bible called the King James Version

A form of slavery were peasants are tied to a piece of land and cannot leave was called what?

The theory that a king or queen's right to rule is handed down by God is called?

What was the Oprichnicki?

The French Dynasty that included King Louis XIV was known as what?

Absolute rulers who are enlightened despots do what?

Parliament made Charles I sign the Petition of the Right to give some freedoms to the people, but Charles I ignored it.

Russia missed out on the Renaissance and the Age of Exploration because they were cut off by the Mongol Empire

The era in Russia where the crown was challenged frequently and millions of people died of war and famine was called?

What was the name of the treaty that ended the Thirty Years' War?

After Oliver Cromwell's death, Parliament asked Charles II to come be king, this period was known as what?

The bloodless transfer of power in England after James II fled to France was known as what?

Ivan the Terrible crowned himself as the first Czar of Russia.

The law that states that someone cannot be held without being charged with a crime is called what?

A constitutional monarchy is a system that has a bill of rights and a legislative body and a monarch work together

How did Louis XIV weaken the nobility in France?

Over taxing the people led to Spain's decline as the leading nation in Europe.

What was the name of the palace that King Louis XIV of France built to show is power and wealth?

The outcome of the War of Spanish succession prevented what?

The group that supported the king during the English Civil War were called what?

The real winner of the Seven Years' War was England because of what?

Louis XIII was not interested in ruling France during his reign so he appointed who to run the country?

England has an absolute monarchy still in the present day.

What is a boyar?

A monarchy that is restricted by a legislative body is called what?

Oliver Cromwell led the Puritan forces in the English Civil War and later ruled England as a military dictator.

What is absolutism?

The Thirty Years' War was the first religious war in Europe.