AP Euro Ch. 15 Absolutism & Constitutionalism

Who was known as "The Sun King?"

France was concerned with building absolute power to gain supremacy over what dynasty?

"I have conquered an empire but I have not been able to conquer myself."

"I die a Christian, according to the Church of England, as I found it left by my father."

What type of influence did Oliver Cromwell hope to have on English society as "Lord Protector?"

Nobility uprising against taxation and growing power of monarchy- led to absolutism in France

The decline of _________ led to the rise of ________ as the most powerful force in Europe.

Choose the correct order of events related to England's situation in the 17th century:

Which of the following is NOT an example of absolutism in Europe?

"Leviathan," a defense of absolute monarchy, was written by

Emerging victorious from the English Civil War, he ruled England as a military dictator

"England and the church of God hath had a great favour from the Lord, in this great victory."

In the English Civil War, the Cavaliers supported

Under Louis XIV, the palace of Versailles was constructed outside Paris to...

This new style of art that emerged after the Renaissance was most directly a response to

When he revoked the Edict of Nantes, what did Louis XIV force people in France to do?

When Queen Anne died, the Stuart Dynasty ended- what dynasty came next?

Mary, a Protestant, married William of Orange of ___. England became a constitutional monarchy

All of the following were usually steps taken by all absolute rulers to gain power EXCEPT

The economic hub of Europe in the 17th century, the center of shipping, banking, and trade, was

How did Louis XIV succeed in controlling his nobility?

By the end of the 17th c, a new law in England prevented any ______from ever serving as monarch

Which of the following did NOT follow a system of absolutism in Europe in the 16th and 17th c.?

"The condition of man... is a condition of war of everyone against everyone."

Peter the Great invested huge sums of money in order to fight The Great Northern War against

The closest semblance of democracy in England's constitutional monarchy system is

Because Louis XIII and XIV were so young when they became kings, France was defacto ruled by

Many European nations pursued a policy of __________- the accumulation of wealth from colonies.

France's mercantilist economy based on development of colonies was created by the policies of

"The abundance of money made by a state makes all the difference in its grandeur and power."

Oliver Cromwell's rule over England had particularly devastating effects on

Peter the Great's Westernization policy pictured most applied to

The Peace of Westphalia ended.....

In the English Civil War, the Roundheads supported

"The Restoration" refers to

Charles I was tried and charged with what crime at the end of the English Civil War?

The establishment of a constitutional monarchy in a bloodless revolution in England is known as

The style of art depicted here is known as

A negative effect of Peter the Great's westernization policy was:

A famous statement of absolute power once issued by Louis XIV