Unit 2a: French Revolution

What is absolute monarchy?

• All power over finances, religion, laws, army, and land

• No Power...Only answered to Parliament

• All power over marriage, church officials and heresy

• No power unless given by the people

Following the assassination of King Henry III, Henry IV of France signed the ________________, which granted some religious tolerance to French Huguenots (Protestants).

• Edict of Nantes

• Magna Carta

• Diet of Worms

• 95 Theses

Because of the Glorious Revolution from 1688-1689, what kind of government did Great Britain have?

• Dictatorship

• Absolute Monarchy

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Republic

Which monarch’s power was most absolute (supreme authority)?

• James I of England

• Maria Theresa of Austria (Holy Roman Empire)

• Frederick II of Prussia

• Louis XIV of France

Which monarch was considered an Enlightened Despot (absolute monarch who pursued legal, social, and educational reforms inspired by the Enlightenment)?

• Philip II of Spain

• Elizabeth I of England

• Catherine II (the Great) of Russia

• Louis XIV of France

How did Peter the Great attempt to modernize Russia?

• He expanded the empire by invading Poland

• He implemented the policy of Westernization

• He shared power with the National Assembly

• He decreased the influence of the Roman Catholic Church

What is the Enlightenment?

• a time of rebirth

• a time with people used reason and logic to explain the world

• a time when science ruled

• a time when technology ruled

Enlightenment philosopher who believed people had natural rights of life, liberty, and property, which should be protected by the government; if their rights aren't protected, the people have the right to abolish the government and create a new one.

• John Locke

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Baron de Montesquieu

• Voltaire

Enlightenment philosopher whose ideas served as the basis for the separate powers of the executive, legislative and executive branches as described by the US Constitution.

• John Locke

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Baron de Montesquieu

• Thomas Hobbes

Most radical Enlightenment philosopher who believed people were born good but were corrupted by society. Therefore, the ideal government should be held accountable to all people in the community.

• John Locke

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Baron de Montesquieu

• Thomas Hobbes