World History B Final - European Absolute Monarchy
Same rules as others.
- 1.What was the name of the ruler who was a deeply religious catholic, raised taxes against the Dutch, and wanted to marry Mary to become the King of England?
- 2.What is the type of government that means a king/queen holds all power, and their goal is to control every aspect of society?
- 3.Where was El Escorial, and who lived in it?
- A.
It was in England, Queen Mary
- B.
It was in Spain, Charles I
- C.
It was in Spain, Phillip II
- D.
It was in France, Louis XIV
- 4.What was the idea that a ruler was chosen "by God", and made absolute rule possible?
- A.
Absolutism
- B.
El Escorial
- C.
Divine Right
- D.
Absolute Monarchy
- 5.What was the political document that King Henry II created to create religious tolerance for the Huguenots (Protestants) in France? This was also the document that King Louis XIV canceled.
- A.
The El Escorial
- B.
The Edict of Nantes
- C.
The Bill of Rights
- 6.Where was Versailles, and who lived in it?
- A.
Spain, Charles I
- B.
Spain, Phillip II
- C.
France, Louis XIV
- D.
France, William and Mary
- 7.What doe "L'etat, c'est moi" mean?
- A.
"Blow to the state"
- B.
"Hero of the state"
- C.
"I am the state"
- 8.What did Charles I NOT do during his rule over England?
- A.
Dismissed and brought back Parliament again and again.
- B.
Signed and followed the "Petition of Right"
- C.
Forces Catholicism onto others under his rule.
- D.
Was hated and soon executed by the people.
- 9.What was the civil war in which Charles I and Parliament were against each other?
- 10.What was the significance of Oliver Cromwell?
- A.
He led King Charles' army to victory against Parliament
- B.
He was a judge who tried Charles for treason
- C.
He controlled the Parliament army that defeated King Charles I
- D.
He was a hated king of England
- 11.In the English Civil War, what was the group called who "backed" Charles I?
- A.
Roundheads
- B.
Royalists
- 12.In the English Civil War, what was the group called who "backed" Parliament?
- A.
Roundheads
- B.
Royalists
- 13.What happened after the English Civil War, when Oliver Cromwell, a Puritan, came into power?
- A.
He was a weak ruler, so they replaced him with a regular monarch
- B.
He tried to reform society to be more moral
- C.
He ruled with strict laws, people were unhappy
- D.
He was so well-liked they made him an absolute ruler
- E.
He ruled too strongly, so they replaced him with a regular monarch
- 14.Who was called back to replace Oliver Cromwell in the Restoration.?
- A.
He was not replaced.
- B.
Charles I
- C.
Charles II
- D.
William and Mary
- 15.What did William and Mary have to sign that gave more equal rights to the people?
- 16.When William and Mary came into power, England's government now turned into a....?
- A.
Absolute Monarchy
- B.
Constitutional Democracy
- C.
Constitutional Monarchy
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