Chapter 5: Absolutism

Question 1

Absolute Monarch

Answer 1

ruler who rules solely on their own right to power, they have complete rule over their country

Question 2

Palace of Versailles

Answer 2

large palace built by King Louis XIV

Question 3

Divine Right

Answer 3

the belief that a ruler comes to absolute authority because they believe they are God chosen to rule

Question 4

Louis XIV

Answer 4

absolute ruler of France in the late 1600s to early 1700s, he influenced style at the time and threw large parties and influenced the party era for people at that time

Question 5

Ivan the Terrible

Answer 5

Russian Czar who had uncontrollable rage, he almost killed his son and none of the Russian citizens liked him

Question 6

Peter the Great

Answer 6

Russian Czar who led Russia to become the strongest country in Europe at the time and became known as a great military power. Son of Ivan the Terrible