Euro Exam Review – Absolutism
Page 420-444
Terms, People, Places, Etc.
Absolute Monarch
Balance of power
Petition of Right
Bill of Rights
Phillip II
Charles I
James II
Maria Theresa
Dutch Netherlands
Vienna
divine right
limited monarchy
Cavalier
Balance of Power
Cardinal Richelieu
Oliver Cromwell
William & Mary
Peter the Great
Spanish Netherlands
Poland
intendant
habeas corpus
Roundhead
Peace of Westphalia
Louis XIV
Charles II
Frederick II
Catherine the Great
Holy Roman Empire
Prussia
Essential Questions
Why did Absolutism succeed in some countries, and not others (France/England)?
What are the benefits and drawbacks of absolute rule?
Important Questions
Why did the Spanish economy decline in the 1600s?
How did French rulers become absolute monarchs?
What issues divided the Stuart kings and Parliament?
What were the causes and results of the English Civil War?
How did the Glorious Revolution ensure the rule of law?
How did the balance of power affect European diplomacy?
What were the goals of Russian foreign policy?
France (absolutism/divine right) vs. England (constitutionalism/social contract/limited
government)
Absolutism Jeopardy Review
Jeopardy Round
Spain
100 – A grandson of Ferdinand and Isabella, he sought to make his power absolute
200 – The idea that God gave a King his/her authority to rule
300 – Spain battled Protestant rebels in what part of Europe that it controlled outside
Spain proper
400 – The century from 1550 to 1650 is often called Spain’s siglo de oro; what does that
mean?
500 – Spain defeated the Ottoman Empire at what famous battle in 1571?
France
100 – Louis XIV was known as this because he thought that France was the center of
everything.
200 – It was created to keep the nobles happy and occupied so that Louis XIV could
increase his power.
300 – Louis expanded the bureaucracy and appointed these…royal officials who collect
taxes, recruited soldiers, and carried out his policies in the provinces.
400 – What does “L’etat, c’est moi” mean?
500 – Before Louis this religious figure ruled France and helped set the foundation of an
Absolute Monarchy
Austria
100 – The leader of the Austrians, she tried to create a strong Austria
200 – This Empire was a patchwork of several hundred small, separate states that paid
little heed to the emperor
300 – The Austrian Empire included Germans, Magyars, and ……
400 – Austria lost this province to Prussia
500 – The name of the royal family that controlled Austria
Prussia
100 – He was known as Frederick the Great
200 – Most of Prussia is now this country
300 – Prussia focused its attention on this in order to be strong
400 – Prussia and Austria emerged at the end of what war
500 – Name of Prussia nobles
Russia
100 – Peter moved the Russian capital to this city
200 – What empire to the north did Peter defeat and gain a warm water port?
300 – What empire to the south did Catherine defeat and gain a warm water port?
400 – This country disappeared as an independent state in the late 1700s and was split
amongst the Russians, Austrians & Prussians
500 – Name 2 of the 3 ports gained by Russia on the Black Sea
Double Jeopardy Round
The English Civil War
200 – a government in which a constitution or legislative body limits the monarch’s
power
400 - the principle that no person could be held in prison without first being charged
with a specific crime
600 – It prohibited the king from raising taxes without the consent of Parliament or
imprisoning anyone without just cause
800 – Name of the ruling family of Charles I
1000 – The two groups that fought in the English Civil War were
The Glorious Revolution
200 – He was invited along with his wife to take the throne of England
400 – Before they could be crowned they were forced to sign this
600 – They replaced this king who Parliament was fed up with
800 – The place that the new king and wife were from
1000 – These people fled England after the new king was restored
Wars
200 – It was both religious and political war and lasted a long time
400 – It was the first global war because it was fought on 3 continents
600 – The focus of most wars on the European continent was to maintain this
800 – The treaty that ended that long war
1000 - This war was fought over would disagreement over the leadership of Austria
Geography
200 – Capital of Prussia
400 – Capital of Austria
600 – Bohemia is now what country?
800 – St Petersburg lies near what sea?
1000 – Province taken by France in the 30 years war
Miscellaneous
200 – Name of the English Family of Henry, Mary and Elizabeth
400 – Architects of this country designed St Petersburg
600 – Catherine the Great was formally a princess from where?
800 – French Protestants
1000 – Edict that protected the French Protestants in France
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