Absolutism and Enlightenment

What led to an increase in Spanish power?

• Discoveries of new resources in their own country

• Taking gold and silver from their new colonies around the world

• Selling resources and goods to other countries

Which of the following statements about these two leaders is true?

• Henry IV and Cardinal Richelieu both hated the Huguenots.

• Henry IV gave the Huguenots freedom, but Cardinal Richelieu fought against them.

• Henry IV and Cardinal Richelieu didn't really care about the Huguenots either way.

Which of the following is not true about how Louis XIV used "divine right" to his advantage?

• He named himself the "Sun King.

• He strengthened the power of the government and the military.

• He spent lots of money on literature and the arts.

• He took less power, allowing the people to make all decisions.

Peter the Great "modernized" Russia by doing which of the following?

• He set up schools in science,mathematics, and engineering.

• He introduced modern, western technology.

• He shut out western Europe and did not contact them.

• He tried to make the country exactly as it was hundreds of years ago.

Catherine the Great attempted to modernize Russia even more than Peter the Great.

• True

• False

Examples of Catherine the Great's improvements included all of the following EXCEPT...

• education for both boys and girls

• a promotion of science and the arts

• increased freedom for serfs and the poor

• the expansion of Russian territory

Maria Theresa and Frederick II were the rulers of which two nations?

• Austria and Prussia

• France and England

• Spain and Portugal

• Spain and France

In the 1700s, Austria, Prussia, and Russia conquered and divided up the nation of...

• France

• England

• Spain

• Poland

Like James I, Charles I foolishly had many clashes with...

• France

• Parliament

• Native peoples in the new world

• Spain

Charles I eventually dissolved Parliament.

• True

• False