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Choose ONE of the two following prompts to answer:

1. Describe both why and how European countries transitioned from feudalism to absolutism during the 1500/1600s.

2. Identify and explain one accomplishment by Louis XIV that showed how he was an absolute monarch.

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Thirty Years' War		Political system where a ruler has complete and unlimited control
Versailles		First absolute monarch in Europe; financed the Spanish Armada and fought wars to defend Catholicism
Henry IV		Site of the grand palace built by Louis XIV to exemplify his power
Spanish Armada		Austrian monarch whose rise to power was challenged by Prussia
Philip II		Best example of an absolute monarch; French monarch who fashioned himself the "Sun King"
bureaucracy		Massive fleet that failed to invade England in 1588
Absolutism		Huguenot ruler of France who put an end to the French Wars of Religion
Junkers		Bloody 1600s religious conflict that empowered France and depowered Austria
Maria Theresa		Prussian nobility known for military experience and prowess
Louis XIV		Administrative system of workers all directly employed by the government

Which of these is NOT a characteristic of an absolute monarchy?

Creating a strong professional army

Consolidation of power under the king or queen

Empowerment of the Church

Limiting influence of nobility and clergy

Which of the following best explains why the Thirty Years' War was so violent and chaotic compared to other European religious conflicts?

Both sides hired mercenaries who plundered the German countryside.

Russia became involved in a religious conflict for the first time.

The Ottoman Empire invaded during the course of the war.

The war was fought both in Europe and North America.

How did absolute monarchs justify their unlimited power?

By arguing it came from a social contract with their citizens.

By arguing that their wealth entitled them to it.

By arguing it came from God.

By arguing they had won it through combat.

The image below is of a palace built to exemplify the power of which European monarch?

Louis XIV

Henry IV

Elizabeth I

Philip II

How did the Thirty Years' War impact the balance of power in Europe?

France became the dominant power at Austria's expense.

The newly independent Netherlands became the most powerful country in Europe.

Austria dethroned the French Bourbons and became the strongest nation.

England emerged with an absolute monarchy.

Which of the following is an outcome of the Peace of Westphalia?

The power of the Habsburgs increases

The Swiss Federation is absorbed by France

The German states are officially divided

The Thirty Years' War begins

Which of the following is something an absolute monarch would NOT typically do?

Hire tax collectors that work directly for them

Give additional power to the nobility

Assemble a professional army

Create an organized government bureaucracy

What did Prussia become renowned for across Europe?

An extremely well-trained and professional army

Quick-witted and skilled diplomats

A world-class navy

Increasingly tyrannical absolute monarchs

How did the Edict of Nantes help to end the French Wars of Religion?

It created a separate state in Gascony for French Protestants

It forced all French Catholics to move to Canada

It provided Huguenots with religious freedom

It provided Catholics with religious freedoms

What major change in European politics resulted from Prussia's victory in the War of the Austrian Succession?

Great Britain officially announced friendship with France.

Spain lost control of the Mexican silver trade.

Austria allied with France, a historical rival.

Russia intervened to stop continental wars.

Why did Louis XIV fashion himself the "Sun King"?

He held so much power he was functionally the center of France.

He funded the first mission to the Moon.

He successfully conquered Moscow.

The Pope named him such in a ceremony following the Thirty Years' War.

Why did Catholic France choose to intervene in the Thirty Years' War on the side of the Protestants?

Louis XIV viewed it as an opportunity to assert power over the Austrians.

France wanted to oppose Britain, who had agreed to help Austria and the Catholics.

The Pope had directed all Catholic kings to support the Protestants.

Louis XIV had recently converted to Calvinism.

Choose ONE of the two following prompts to answer:

1. Describe both why and how European countries transitioned from feudalism to absolutism during the 1500/1600s.

2. Identify and explain one accomplishment by Louis XIV that showed how he was an absolute monarch.

Thirty Years' War

Political system where a ruler has complete and unlimited control

Versailles

First absolute monarch in Europe; financed the Spanish Armada and fought wars to defend Catholicism

Henry IV

Site of the grand palace built by Louis XIV to exemplify his power

Spanish Armada

Austrian monarch whose rise to power was challenged by Prussia

Philip II

Best example of an absolute monarch; French monarch who fashioned himself the "Sun King"

bureaucracy

Massive fleet that failed to invade England in 1588

Absolutism

Huguenot ruler of France who put an end to the French Wars of Religion

Junkers

Bloody 1600s religious conflict that empowered France and depowered Austria

Maria Theresa

Prussian nobility known for military experience and prowess

Louis XIV

Administrative system of workers all directly employed by the government

Which of these is NOT a characteristic of an absolute monarchy?

Creating a strong professional army

Consolidation of power under the king or queen

Empowerment of the Church

Limiting influence of nobility and clergy

Which of the following best explains why the Thirty Years' War was so violent and chaotic compared to other European religious conflicts?

Both sides hired mercenaries who plundered the German countryside.

Russia became involved in a religious conflict for the first time.

The Ottoman Empire invaded during the course of the war.

The war was fought both in Europe and North America.

How did absolute monarchs justify their unlimited power?

By arguing it came from a social contract with their citizens.

By arguing that their wealth entitled them to it.

By arguing it came from God.

By arguing they had won it through combat.

The image below is of a palace built to exemplify the power of which European monarch?

Louis XIV

Henry IV

Elizabeth I

Philip II

How did the Thirty Years' War impact the balance of power in Europe?

France became the dominant power at Austria's expense.

The newly independent Netherlands became the most powerful country in Europe.

Austria dethroned the French Bourbons and became the strongest nation.

England emerged with an absolute monarchy.

Which of the following is an outcome of the Peace of Westphalia?

The power of the Habsburgs increases

The Swiss Federation is absorbed by France

The German states are officially divided

The Thirty Years' War begins

Which of the following is something an absolute monarch would NOT typically do?

Hire tax collectors that work directly for them

Give additional power to the nobility

Assemble a professional army

Create an organized government bureaucracy

What did Prussia become renowned for across Europe?

An extremely well-trained and professional army

Quick-witted and skilled diplomats

A world-class navy

Increasingly tyrannical absolute monarchs

How did the Edict of Nantes help to end the French Wars of Religion?

It created a separate state in Gascony for French Protestants

It forced all French Catholics to move to Canada

It provided Huguenots with religious freedom

It provided Catholics with religious freedoms

What major change in European politics resulted from Prussia's victory in the War of the Austrian Succession?

Great Britain officially announced friendship with France.

Spain lost control of the Mexican silver trade.

Austria allied with France, a historical rival.

Russia intervened to stop continental wars.

Why did Louis XIV fashion himself the "Sun King"?

He held so much power he was functionally the center of France.

He funded the first mission to the Moon.

He successfully conquered Moscow.

The Pope named him such in a ceremony following the Thirty Years' War.

Why did Catholic France choose to intervene in the Thirty Years' War on the side of the Protestants?

Louis XIV viewed it as an opportunity to assert power over the Austrians.

France wanted to oppose Britain, who had agreed to help Austria and the Catholics.

The Pope had directed all Catholic kings to support the Protestants.

Louis XIV had recently converted to Calvinism.

Absolutism Quiz

Absolutism Quiz

Choose ONE of the two following prompts to answer:1. Describe both why and how European countries transitioned from feudalism to absolutism during the 1500/1600s.2. Identify and explain one accomplishment by Louis XIV that showed how he was an absolute monarch.

Which of these is NOT a characteristic of an absolute monarchy?

Which of the following best explains why the Thirty Years' War was so violent and chaotic compared to other European religious conflicts?

How did absolute monarchs justify their unlimited power?

The image below is of a palace built to exemplify the power of which European monarch?

How did the Thirty Years' War impact the balance of power in Europe?

Which of the following is an outcome of the Peace of Westphalia?

Which of the following is something an absolute monarch would NOT typically do?

What did Prussia become renowned for across Europe?

How did the Edict of Nantes help to end the French Wars of Religion?

What major change in European politics resulted from Prussia's victory in the War of the Austrian Succession?

Why did Louis XIV fashion himself the "Sun King"?

Why did Catholic France choose to intervene in the Thirty Years' War on the side of the Protestants?

Choose ONE of the two following prompts to answer:1. Describe both why and how European countries transitioned from feudalism to absolutism during the 1500/1600s.2. Identify and explain one accomplishment by Louis XIV that showed how he was an absolute monarch.

Choose ONE of the two following prompts to answer:

1. Describe both why and how European countries transitioned from feudalism to absolutism during the 1500/1600s.

2. Identify and explain one accomplishment by Louis XIV that showed how he was an absolute monarch.

Choose ONE of the two following prompts to answer:

1. Describe both why and how European countries transitioned from feudalism to absolutism during the 1500/1600s.

2. Identify and explain one accomplishment by Louis XIV that showed how he was an absolute monarch.