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Absolute Monarchy Unit Test Review Game

Absolute Monarchy Unit Test Review Game . Name that Term. Name the term that best completes the sentences to follow! . Question .

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Absolute Monarchy Unit Test Review Game

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  1. Absolute Monarchy Unit Test Review Game

  2. Name that Term Name the term that best completes the sentences to follow!

  3. Question • Claiming divine right or authority from _____, leaders such as ________in Spain and _________ in France gained complete authority over their governments and their subjects. 30 points

  4. Answers • God • Phillip II • Louis XIV

  5. Question England resisted the establishment of ___________. 10 points

  6. Answer Absolutism

  7. Question In the______________, several rulers in Asia and Europe sough to centralize their political power. 20 points

  8. Answer 1500s and 1600s

  9. Question After a civil war, England’s ___________enacted a Bill of Rights that limited the English monarch’s powers. 10 points

  10. Answer Parliament

  11. Question ________________:Idea that a king gets his authority to rule directly from God. 10 points

  12. Answer Divine Right Theory

  13. Question A limited ____________was established in England. 10 points

  14. Answer monarchy

  15. Questions Parliament and the ____________in England resisted absolutism. 10 points

  16. Answer Puritans

  17. Question Monarchs acted to establish__________________. 10 Points

  18. Answer absolute power

  19. Question • In the 1500s _______was the most powerful nation in Europe. 10 points

  20. Answer Spain

  21. Question ____________: Belief that monarchs hold supreme power, and are responsible only to God. 10 points

  22. Answer Absolutism

  23. Question While other nations turned to ___________in the 1500s and 1600s, England’s Parliament resisted the throne. 10 points

  24. Answer absolutism

  25. Question _____________was the skilled military commander who won the civil war and captured Charles I. 10 points

  26. Answer Oliver Cromwell

  27. Question ___________________–a set of acts passed by Parliament to ensure its superiority over the monarchy. 10 points

  28. Answer English Bill of Rights

  29. Question ____________________- Granted Protestant dissenters, such as Puritans and Quakers, limited toleration (not for Catholics though). 10 points

  30. Answer Toleration Act of 1689

  31. Question The driving force behind Russia’s rise to power was________________. He built the framework for absolute rule in Russia, which would only get worse. 10 points

  32. Answer Ivan the Great

  33. Question _______________- a government in which a legislative body limits the monarch’s powers. 10 points

  34. Answer Habeas Corpus

  35. Name that Monarch Name the monarch that best fits the description!

  36. Question ___________ Achievements: Hard-working ruler who ushered in the Golden age of Spain – the most powerful nation. He also helped the Catholic Church persecute Protestants during the Counter-Reformation. Downfalls: Spanish armada defeated by England. After Philip II Spanish powers slowly declined as rulers taxed people too much and spend money on overseas wars. 10 points

  37. Answer Phillip II

  38. Question ___________ Achievements: Ruled over Spain, Austria and the Netherlands as Holy Roman Emperor. Downfalls: Large diverse empire with many threats: Turks, French, and German Protestant princes. Exhausted, he gave up his titles and divided his empire in 1556. His brother Ferdinand became Holy Roman Emperor, and his son Philip II ruled Spain, the Netherlands, and the vast Spanish overseas empire. 10 points

  39. Answer Charles V

  40. Question _______________ Achievements: Introduced extreme absolute power, expanded Russian lands, made Russia more religious.Downfalls: Set up the first Russian secret police, the Oprichniki, who murdered thousands for him. He killed many nobles and destroyed many towns, and even killed his own son in a fit of rage. 10 points

  41. Answer Ivan the Terrible

  42. Question ___________Achievements: Called himself the “Sun King” and said “I am the state.” Strengthened the monarchy, expanded bureaucracy, built palace of Versailles, strongest army in Europe, and made France a wealthy cultural center. Downfalls: He used the wealth for his own benefit, peasants starved, and numerous wars, never called Estates General. The French monarchy would not survive long after Louis’ death. 10 points

  43. Answer Louis XIV

  44. Question __________Achievements: Translated the bible, the famous King James Version. Downfalls: Had difficulties with Parliament – he needed money for his wars and extravagant lifestyle. He eventually dissolved Parliament and imposed his own taxes. Fought with the Puritans, who were seeking to purify the Church of England. 10 points

  45. Answer James I

  46. Question _____________ Achievements: Westernization, St. Petersburg, modern army, new industries, education, warm water port (Baltic Sea), extended borders, unified the nation, reduced power of nobility, gained control of Russian Orthodox Church. Downfalls: Did not reach Black sea, reforms died with him.

  47. Answer Peter the Great

  48. Question ____________ Achievements: Reclaimed Austrian lands, strengthened and unified Austrian monarchy, first woman to rule Hapsburg lands, enlightened despot. Downfalls: War of Austrian succession led to the loss of Silesia, spent much time defending her right to rule.

  49. Answer Maria Theresa

  50. Question _______________ :Strong army, seized nations.Downfalls: He put his enemies in prison without trials, high taxes, angered Puritans; he dissolved Parliament and had to call them back because he needed the money. This led to the English Civil War. He was put on trial and beheaded by Parliament in 1649. 10 points

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