Ch 02 L 3 Quiz Absolutism in Europe

idea that rulers hold total power

the location of Louis XIV’s court

Russian word for Caesar

members of the Prussian landed aristocracy

members of the Russian nobility

Peter the Great wanted to do which of the following?

• westernize, or Europeanize, Russia

• remove European influence from Russia

• reduce the size of Russia’s army

• share power with his nobles

In the seventeenth century, the Hapsburg Empire

• lost control of Hungary, Croatia, and Slavonia to the Turks.

• retained its Holy Roman Empire in Germany.

• remained a collection of territories.

• established a centralized, absolutist state.

The Commissariat established by Frederick William in Prussia became

• the overseer of the army.

• an agency of civil government.

• both a military and a civil agency.

• a court to persecute heretics.

A contributing factor to Louis XIV’s power was

• creating a standing army.

• granting power to the nobles.

• creating peace.

• loose control of policymaking.

Which of the following was true of Louis XIV’s rule?

• French citizens thrived under Louis XIV’s rule.

• Louis XIV waged wars to achieve his goals.

• Louis XIV lived a modest lifestyle.

• Louis XIV ruled under a system of checks and balances.