Chapter 4

Question 1

Divine right

Answer 1

the belief that a monarch’s authority comes directly from God

Question 2

Cabinet

Answer 2

high-ranking government leaders who advise the head of state

Question 3

Mercenaries

Answer 3

soldiers for hire

Question 4

Partition

Answer 4

the division of Poland among Russia, Prussia, and Austria

Question 5

Huguenots

Answer 5

French Protestants whose freedoms were persecuted by Henry IV

Question 6

In 1598, the Edict of Nantes helped to ensure ______

Answer 6

that French Protestants would not be persecuted

Question 7

When the Huguenots left France in the 1600s, their departure _____

Answer 7

seriously hurt the French economy

Question 8

What type of government was created in England by the Glorious Revolution?

Answer 8

Limited Monarchy

Question 9

Peter the Great waged war against the Ottoman Empire to _______

Answer 9

gain a warm water port on the Black Sea

Question 10

By 1750, Prussia and Austria _______

Answer 10

were battling for control of the German states