Absolutism

Peter the Great changed Russia by

• abolishing all social class distinctions.

• preventing wars with neighboring nations.

• introducing new western ideas and customs.

• becoming a constitutional monarch.

“God hath power to create or destroy, make or unmake, at his pleasure; to give life or send death; to judge…and to be judged (by) none… the same power is had by kings;…”

Which idea is described by this passage?

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Social Darwinism

• Democracy

• theory of divine right

Which leader does this image represent?

• Phillip II

• Akbar the Great

• Louis XIV

• Peter the Great

What type of government is shown in this image?

• Democracy

• Socialist Republic

• Absolute Monarchy

• Communist

“The person of the King is sacred, and to attack him in any way is an attack on religion itself. Kings represent the divine majesty and have been appointed by Him to carry out His purposes. Serving God and respecting kings are bound together.”

—Bishop Jacques Bossuet

This statement describes the philosophy that existed during the

• pre-historic era

• Age of Absolutism (Absolute Rule)

• Industrial Revolution

• American Revolution

“The person of the King is sacred, and to attack him in any way is an attack on religion itself. Kings represent the divine majesty and have been appointed by Him to carry out His purposes. Serving God and respecting kings are bound together.”

—Bishop Jacques Bossuet

Which person would agree with this statement?

• Phillip II

• Leonardo Da Vinci

• President John F. Kennedy

• John Locke

Which of the following qualities existed in Akbar the Great’s Mughal Empire?

• Religious tolerance

• Promoted trade

• Modernized army

• All answers are correct

Peter the Great defeated Sweden for the warm water port of the Baltic Sea. Why was this important?

• Russia could use the Baltic Sea for trade purposes.

• Peter wanted to own the entire world’s water.

• He wanted a vacation home.

• It would allow him to build the Palace of Versailles.

In the economic system known as mercantilism, which of the following is true?

• The weaker colony controls the stronger nation by taking the weaker nation’s raw materials and forcing them into trade.

• The stronger nation controls the weaker colony by taking the weaker colony’s raw materials and forcing them into trade.

What is the theory where a ruler believes their power comes from God, they only have to answer to God, and they represent God on Earth?

• Democracy

• Mercantilism

• Divine Right

• Protestantism