T17 Absolutism and Enlightenment Set

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In the 1500s, major wars broke out in Europe between which two groups?

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Protestants and Catholics

Front

Who supported the idea that monarchs were chosen by God to be rulers and would categorize them as “supreme”?

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Louis XIV

Front

What did Peter the Great do to increase trade with the West?

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acquired a warm-water port for Russia

Front

Into where did Catherine the Great expand Russian territory? Options: Eastern Europe, Norway, South America, Australia

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Eastern Europe

Front

During the 1500s and 1600s, the most successful English monarchs were those who respected and cooperated with what body of government?

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Parliament

Front

Although he signed the Petition of Right in 1628, __ dissolved Parliament shortly afterward.

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Charles I

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How did Parliament show that no monarch could claim absolute power in England?

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by executing Charles I

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Being able to petition the king, not having a standing army when England is not at war, Parliament being able to meet without the monarch’s permission, and having fair treatment when someone is accused of a crime are all things that were put into what document?

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The English Bill of Rights

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Who supported the idea that the legislative, executive, and judiciary parts of a government should be separate and distinct?

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Baron de Montesque

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Which Enlightenment idea is most associated with the philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau? Options: the idea that people for social contracts to protect themselves and their rights, the idea that the Earth revolves around the Sun, the idea that monarchs are chosen by God to be rulers, the idea that humans shouldn't own other humans as property

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the idea that people for social contracts to protect themselves and their rights