History absolute monarch and enlightenment test

Question 1

Who built the palace of versailles

Answer 1

Louis XIV

Question 2

Which country did Peter the Great (Peter I) rule

Answer 2

Russia

Question 3

How did Henry IV help reunite France

Answer 3

Converted to Catholicism and gave rights to Huguenots

Question 4

How were Austria and Prussia similar as it relates to them becoming powerful nations

Answer 4

Both sought to consolidate power and expand territory

Question 5

How did Peter the Great attempt to westernize his nation

Answer 5

Used autocratic power to introduce rapid change

Question 6

What was Louis XIV’s nickname

Answer 6

Sun King

Question 7

How did Catherine the Great build on Peter the Great’s accomplishments

Answer 7

Getting new territory and expanding serfdom

Question 8

Which absolute monarch emphasized military power in Prussia

Answer 8

Frederick the Great

Question 9

Who sent the Spanish Armada to England

Answer 9

King Philip II

Question 10

Why did James I have problems working with the parliament

Answer 10

Believed in absolute power of kings

Question 11

What is the Long Parliament? What’s significant about it

Answer 11

Charles I kept dissolving and bringing back parliament. Led to English Civil War

Question 12

Who led the Roundheads during the English civil war

Answer 12

Oliver Cromwell

Question 13

What was the purpose of the Petition of Rights

Answer 13

Limited power of the king

Question 14

What did Oliver Cromwell do when he came into power

Answer 14

Abolished monarchy

Question 15

What type of government was put in place when William and Mary took the throne

Answer 15

Constitutional monarchy

Question 16

What was the impact of the English Bill of Rights

Answer 16

Parliament had powers independent of the King

Question 17

What is divine right

Answer 17

God has established the power of the King

Question 18

Who came to the throne with the Glorious Revolution

Answer 18

William of Orange and Mary

Question 19

What was the Restoration what did it restore

Answer 19

Charles II comes back as the King. Restored the monarchy

Question 20

After the English civil war and Glorious Revolution how did the power of the monarch change

Answer 20

Bill of Rights signed - Limited monarch’s power

Question 21

What was a chief characteristic of Britain’s constitutional gov

Answer 21

Cabinet system

Question 22

How did the scientific revolution lead to the enlightenment

Answer 22

Encouraged people to use reason to solve problems

Question 23

What type of gov would Rousseau be in favor of

Answer 23

An enlightened monarchy

Question 24

How did Montesquieu’s writings influence the US constitution

Answer 24

Branches of gov

Question 25

What are natural rights

Answer 25

Rights given by God and all people have them; life, liberty, property

Question 26

Which enlightenment thinker advocated for women’s rights

Answer 26

Mary Wollenstonecraft

Question 27

In general what did the enlightenment thinkers question about society

Answer 27

Traditional Authority

Question 28

What was the goal of enlightenment writers

Answer 28

Limit government from interfering with people’s rights

Question 29

What were thoughts of John Locke

Answer 29

People had natural rights such as life, liberty, and property

Question 30

What were Adam Smith’s thoughts on economics

Answer 30

Free market should regulate business activity

Question 31

According to Declaration of Independence what was the purpose of governments

Answer 31

To protect individual’s natural rights

Question 32

What doc challenged the authority of King George III

Answer 32

Declaration of Independence

Question 33

What is popular sovereignty

Answer 33

Gov power comes from the people being governed

Question 34

What influenced the enlightenment thinkers

Answer 34

Scientific revolution