Ch. 4 Absolutism

Question 1

abdicate

Answer 1

to give up the throne

Question 2

absolute monarch

Answer 2

One king or queen has ALL the power

Question 3

divine right

Answer 3

the belief that a monarch’s right to rule comes from God

Question 4

westernization

Answer 4

the spread of western ideas, culture, and technology

Question 5

Roundheads

Answer 5

Supported the citizens of England and Parliament in the English Civil War

Question 6

Cavaliers

Answer 6

Supported the king in the English Civil War

Question 7

balance of power

Answer 7

alliances formed to prevent any one nation from dominating Europe

Question 8

Huguenots

Answer 8

French Protestants, feared by Louis XIV

Question 9

Petition of Right

Answer 9

The approval needed by Parliament in order for the monarch to raise taxes

Question 10

Glorious Revolution

Answer 10

The bloodless revolution in England, government goes from a monarchy to a limited monarchy
Parliament holds most of the power

Question 11

Censorship

Answer 11

Restricting access to ideas and information

Question 12

Limited Monarchy

Answer 12

Power is shared between a monarch and Parliament

Question 13

Elizabeth I

Answer 13

Daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn- Tudor family
Religious tolerance for both Catholics and Protestants
Passes the Poor Laws
Achieves a balance of power among European powers

Question 14

Peter the Great

Answer 14

Czar of Russia- Romanov family line

Created lasing reforms in Russia, including westernizing the country

Question 15

Mary I

Answer 15

Daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon
Tudor family line
Strict Catholic
Burns around 300 priests at the stake for not converting back to Catholicism

Question 16

Henry VIII

Answer 16

Absolute monarch of England- Tudor family line

Creates the Church of England when the Catholic Church does not allow him a divorce from his wife, Catherine of Aragon

Question 17

Louis XIV

Answer 17

Absolute Monarch of France- Bourbon family line

Built the palace of Versailles

Question 18

Catherine the Great

Answer 18

Czaress of Russia- Romaov family line

Achieves securing a warm-water port for Russia

Question 19

Oliver Cromwell

Answer 19

leader of the Commonwealth of England when the monarchy is abolished after the English Civil War
Establishes a Puritan society

Question 20

partition

Answer 20

to divide up

Example: the partition of Poland