AP Euro Absolutism Review

Peter the Great pursued westernization policies in Russia that primarily targeted...

• his military
• the economy
• urban centers
• cultural norms

Which thinker revolutionized ideas about the role of monarchy by rejecting DIVINE RIGHT?

• Thomas Hobbes
• John Locke
• Jean Bodin
• Jacques Bossuet

Which of the following nations REJECTED absolute monarchy in the 17th and 18th centuries?

• Russia
• France
• Spain
• Netherlands

The English Civil War and Glorious Revolution led to the establishment of ...

• constitutional monarchy
• absolute monarchy
• enlightened monarchy
• democratic monarchy

Francis Bacon and Rene Descartes are known for their contributions to the development of...

• the scientific method
• the printing press
• the reading revolution
• mercantile theory

In western nation-states, the traditional nobility were consistently threatened by the rise of...

• the gentry
• the working class
• the clergy
• the boyars

Similar to the Enlightenment, the Scientific Revolution was based primarily on the concept of...

• rejecting traditional beliefs
• creating natural rights
• ending the Ancien Regime
• challenging royal authority

All of the following were policies common to Enlightened Monarchies EXCEPT

• ending serfdom
• tolerating religious minorities
• abolishing torture
• promoting noble rights

What year provided the major turning point towards absolutism in Europe?

• 1648
• 1756
• 1517
• 1598

Over the course of the 18th century, the balance of power shifted TOWARDS...

• France
• Britain
• Holy Roman Empire
• Spain