Absolutism Flashcards
What is the principle monarchs used to justify their authority and absolute rule ?
a. Divine Right
b. Mandate of Heaven
c. Peace of Westphalia
d. Peace of Augsburg
a. Divine Right
Which is known for refusing to pay tribute to the Mongols and reaffirming Russian independence ? a. Ivan III b. Ivan IV c, Peter the Great d. Catherine the Great
a. Ivan III
Ivan Vasilyevich (Russian: Иван III Васильевич) (22 January 1440, Moscow – 27 October 1505, Moscow), also known as Ivan the Great,[1][2] was a Grand Prince of Moscow and Grand Prince of all Rus (Великий князь всея Руси). Sometimes referred to as the “gatherer of the Russian lands”, he tripled the territory of his state, ended the dominance of the Golden Horde over the Rus, renovated the Moscow Kremlin, and laid the foundations of the Russian state. He was one of the longest-reigning Russian rulers in history.
What was the battle in which Peter’s forces were routed despite superior number of men
a. Lepanto
b. Narva
x. Minas Tirath
d. Helsink
b. Narva
Who did Peter the Great see as his greatest military threat ?
a. Holy Roman Empire
b. Spain
c. France
d. Sweden
d. Sweden
Which pertains to the Mongol occupation of Russia ?
a. Russian princes were used as tax collectors by the Mongols
b. Batu Khan invaded Russia
c. Mongol occupation stagnated Russia
d. Mongols were kicked out by Catherine the Great
All
Which is true of Peter’s Westernization of Russia
a. built a navy to patrol the Baltic
b. sponsored cipher schools to teach the humainties
c. imported western military experts and weaponary
d. forced Russian nobles to cut off beards
all
Which are ways Peter centralized power in Russia ?
a. appointed himself head of church
b. heavily taxed pesants
c. appointed nobles from non-noble backgrounds
d. Kept major industries under govenrment control
All
Who was the Spanish King during the Protestant Reformation ?
a. Charles V
b. Phillip II
c. Louis XIII
d. Louis XIV
a. Charles V
What 2 countries make up the core of the Habsburg Empire ?
a. France
b. Austria
c. Spain
d. Prussia
Austria and Spain
Which is attributed to Charles V ?
a. Fighting the Schmalkaldic League during the Reformation
b. Sending the Armada to battle the English Navy
c. Calling for the Council of Trent
d. Sending a Christian fleet to fight the Ottomans in the Battle of Lepanto
a. Fighting the Schmalkaldic League during the Reformation
c. Calling for the Council of Trent
The \_\_\_\_\_\_ allowed German princes to choose religion of their domain a. Treaty of Westphalia b. Peace of Augsburg c. Treaty of Versailles d/ Edict of Nantes
b. Peace of Augsburg
The Peace established the principle Cuius regio, eius religio, which allowed Holy Roman Empire’s states’ princes to select either Lutheranism or Catholicism within the domains they controlled, ultimately reaffirming the independence they had over their states. Subjects, citizens, or residents who did not wish to conform to the prince’s choice were given a period in which they were free to emigrate to different regions in which their desired religion had been accepted.
The artist ____________ is best known for writing the novel Don Quixote
a. El Greco
b. Miquel Cervantes
c. Rembrandt
d. Aubino
b. Miquel Cervantes
Which are attributable to the decline of Spain
a. Loss of artisans and tranders during the Reconquista
b. Defeat of the Armada in 1588
c. The growth of the Spanish middle class
d. Inflation as a result of the Spanish Bullion
a. Loss of artisans and tranders during the Reconquista
b. Defeat of the Armada in 1588
d. Inflation as a result of the Spanish Bullion
Which had a Protestant population that rebelled and seceded from Spain with the help of England
a. Denmark
b. Netherlands
c. Portugal
d. Turkey
b. Netherlands
The widespread practice of ___________ in the Netherlands led the population there to have rich wallets but middle class minds
a. Calvinism
b. Catholicism
c. Judaism
d. Islam
a. Calvinism
Which contributed to the Netherlands economic prosperity
a. Holding surpluses of grain they bought from the Baltic
b. belief in religious tolerance
c. influx of skilled immigrants from France and Spain
d. establsihment of the Dutch East India Company
All
What is the name of the monumental architecture built by Philip II
a. El Escorial
b. Palace of Versailles
c. St. Basil’s Cathedral
d. Big Ben
a. El Escorial
Which began the Bourbon dynasty, he was intially a Protestant but converted to Catholicism ?
a. Louis XIV
b. Louis XIII
c. Henry IV
d. James 1st
a. Henry IV
Who is the French king responsible for issuing the Edict of Nantes
a. Henry IV
b. Louis XIII
c. Louis XIV
d. Louis XVI
a. Henry IV
What was the Edict of Nantes ?
The Edict of Nantes (French: Édit de Nantes), signed on 13 April 1598, by Henry IV of France, granted the Calvinist Protestants of France (also known as Huguenots) substantial rights in a nation still considered essentially Catholic. In the Edict, Henry aimed primarily to promote civil unity.[1]
Louis XIII was aided by an adviser \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ who worked to centralize power under the crown a/ Cardinal Richelieu b. Cardinal Mazarin c. Admiral Akbar d. Jafar
a/ Cardinal Richelieu
_____________ were upper middle class officials who were in charge of collecting taxes, recruiting soldiers and administering the law
a. Cossacks
b. Intendants
c. . Junkers
d. Jawas
b. Intendants
Which were policies enacted by Jean Baptiste Colbert
a. subisidies and tax benefits to domestic companies
b. high tariffs on goods from outside the country
c. Encouraging settlement of French Colonies in North America
d. All
All
Jean-Baptiste Colbert (French: [ʒɑ̃.ba.tist kɔl.bɛʁ]; 29 August 1619 – 6 September 1683) was a French politician who served as the Minister of Finances of France from 1665 to 1683 under the rule of King Louis XIV. His relentless hard work and thrift made him an esteemed minister. He achieved a reputation for his work of improving the state of French manufacturing and bringing the economy back from the brink of bankruptcy. Historians note that, despite Colbert’s efforts, France actually became increasingly impoverished because of the King’s excessive spending on wars.[1] Colbert worked to create a favourable balance of trade and increase France’s colonial holdings
King ___________ reduced the nobles of France to groveling snobs who fought for his attention at the Palace of Versailles
a. Louis XIII
b. Louis XIV
c. Henry IV
d. Louis XVI
b. Louis XIV
Louis also achieved immense control over … the nobility in France by attaching much of the higher nobility to his orbit at his palace at Versailles, requiring them to spend the majority of the year under his close watch instead of in their own local communities and power-bases plotting rebellion and insurrection. Only in this way were they able to gain the pensions and privileges that were necessary to their rank. He entertained his permanent visitors with extravagant parties and other distractions, which were significant factors contributing to Louis’ power and control over his hitherto unruly nobility.”
