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Trivia Review

Trivia Review. Round 1: The Basics of Absolutism. Round 1: Question 1. QUESTION : Define ABSOLUTISM ANSWER : A form of government in which the monarch has unlimited power & seeks to control all aspects of society. Round 1: Question 2.

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  1. Trivia Review

  2. Round 1: The Basics of Absolutism

  3. Round 1: Question 1 • QUESTION: Define ABSOLUTISM • ANSWER: A form of government in which the monarch has unlimited power & seeks to control all aspects of society

  4. Round 1: Question 2 • QUESTION: According to the Divine Right Theory, monarchs are ONLY answerable to ___________. • ANSWER: God

  5. Round 1: Question 3 • QUESTION: What is a long-term cause of the rise of absolutism? • ANSWER: rise of cities/middle class, growth of nations, loss of authority in church, decline of feudalism

  6. Round 1: Question 4 • QUESTION: What is one immediate cause of the rise of absolutism? • ANSWER: religious and territorial conflicts, revolts by peasants & nobles, growth of professional armies, need for more taxes

  7. Round 1: Question 5 • QUESTION: What is one immediateeffect of absolutism? • ANSWER: strict regulations on religious and social gatherings, weakening of nobility, tight economic controls, large building projects

  8. Round 2: Absolutism in Russia

  9. Round 2: Question 1 • QUESTION: Russian nobles who had their power weakened by both Ivan IV and Peter the Great • ANSWER: boyars

  10. Round 2: Question 2 • QUESTION: This Russian czar was the primary proponent of westernization in Russia • ANSWER: Peter the Great

  11. Round 2: Question 3 • QUESTION: City created by Peter the Great as a “window to the west.” • ANSWER: St. Petersburg

  12. Round 2: Question 4 • QUESTION: 3 ways that Peter the Great tried to “westernize” Russia • ANSWER: Cutting beards, shorter styles of clothing, women in social gatherings, using stone instead of wood, eating potatoes

  13. Round 2: Question 5 • QUESTION: Name one way Peter the Great brought the nobility under his power • ANSWER: by not making them pay taxes, by making them move to St. Petersburg

  14. Round 3: The Stuarts & the ECW

  15. Round 3: Question 1 • QUESTION: In 1604 Guy Fawkes orchestrated the Gunpowder plot to assassinate this monarch • ANSWER: James I

  16. Round 3: Question 2 • QUESTION: Name one way that Charles I angered Parliament • ANSWER: Ruled as absolute ruler for 11 years (didn’t call for Parliament), asked Parliament for money then dissolved them, ignored laws of Parliament

  17. Round 3: Question 3 • QUESTION: Name the two sides of the English Civil War, as well as who they supported • ANSWER: Roundheads – Parliament; Cavaliers – King

  18. Round 3: Question 4 • QUESTION: Describe the Rump Parliament • ANSWER: The 60 members of Parliament that remained after Pride’s Purge (removal of king’s supporters from Parliament)

  19. Round 3: Question 5 • QUESTION: After the ECW who ruled England in the absence of a king? • ANSWER: Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell

  20. BONUS ROUND • QUESTION: List the English monarchs from the Stuart family in correct chronological order • ANSWER: James I, Charles I, Charles II, James II, William and Mary, Anne

  21. Round 4: The Restoration & Glorious Revolution

  22. Round 4: Question 1 • QUESTION: A form of government in which the monarch is governed by a constitution • ANSWER: Constitutional Monarchy

  23. Round 4: Question 2 • QUESTION: This man came to power in England as a result of the Restoration • ANSWER: Charles II

  24. Round 4: Question 3 • QUESTION: Explain the idea of habeas corpus • ANSWER: A person cannot be held in prison without just cause or without trial

  25. Round 4: Question 4 • QUESTION: This man was overthrown by his daughter in the Glorious Revolution • ANSWER: James II

  26. Round 4: Question 5 • QUESTION: This political party believed in “life, liberty & property” • ANSWER: Whig party

  27. Round 5:Absolutism in France

  28. Round 5: Question 1 • QUESTION: Ruler of France who built the palace in Versailles • ANSWER: King Louis XIV

  29. Round 5: Question 2 • QUESTION: Reason why Louis XIV was called “The Sun King” • ANSWER: Because he controlled everything from sun up to sun down…or all power radiated from him

  30. Round 5: Question 3 • QUESTION: Term for French Protestants • ANSWER: Huguenots

  31. Round 5: Question 4 • QUESTION: Significance of the revoking of the Edict of Nantes • ANSWER: Huguenots no longer given the freedom to worship

  32. Round 1: Question 5 • QUESTION: Explain how intendants aided in the increase of absolutism in France • ANSWER: Intendants were chosen from the middle class; this helped decrease the power of nobles, thus increasing the power of the monarch

  33. Round 6:Enlightenment

  34. Round 6: Question 1 • QUESTION: Philosopher who believed government should protect people’s natural rights and if they don’t, people have the right to overthrow them • ANSWER: Locke

  35. Round 6: Question 2 • QUESTION: According to Locke, the three natural rights of people • ANSWER: Life, liberty and property

  36. Round 6: Question 3 • QUESTION: Philosopher who believed people were naturally chaotic and needed to be controlled by an absolute ruler to keep order • ANSWER: Hobbes

  37. Round 6: Question 4 • QUESTION: Philosopher who believed in separation of powers in government (leg, ex, judicial) and checks and balances • ANSWER: Montesquieu

  38. Round 6: Question 5 • QUESTION: Philosopher who said “I do not agree with what you said, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” • ANSWER: Voltaire

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