The ruler has complete authority over the government & lives of the people
WH Unit 6: Absolutism & Revolution 1550-1850 (PART ONE)

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Forrest Scott
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Absolute Monarchy
Oligarchy
Communism
Limited Monarchy
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was "divine right?"
A monarch's idea that they were given the right to rule by God, and therefore had supreme authority over all of the people.
A monarch's idea that they were given the right to rule by God, and therefore it was their responsibility to share wealth with t
An expression where monarchs said that ruling was just "simply divine, and right." AKA "It's good to be the king."
Authority to rule, granted by the pope.
3.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is true of the rule of Philip II in Spain.
The Armada successfully defeated Queen Elizabeth's fleet.
The Armada successfully defeated the Ottoman Fleet.
He lived in seclusion in Escorial, with no hobbies.
He fought constant uprisings of Protestants in the Netherlands
Philip II was NOT an absolute monarch.
4.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What angered Philip so much about Queen Elizabeth? Choose all that apply.
She was a Protestant.
She was a Catholic.
She knighted the pirate, Sir Francis Drake.
She refused to support his Protestant allies in the Netherlands.
She supported the Dutch Protestants rising against Philip.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why did the English fleet defeat the Spanish Armada in 1588?
The English fleet was massive; the ships were twice the size of the Spanish ships.
The English fleet did not defeat the Spanish Armada. This is a trick question.
The English channel was rough sailing, and the smaller English ships were more maneuverable than the large Spanish ships.
Captain Hector Barbossa made daring attacks on the Spainish Fleet.
6.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Reasons for the decline of Hapsburg-controlled Spain after Philip II:
inbreeding
inflation
lack of focus on local industry & agriculture
the slave trade
spent all the royal money on sugar
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In 1572, while Hugenot & Catholic nobles were gathered for a wedding, 3000 Huguenots were killed by Catholic mob violence.
St. Valentines Day Massacre
St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre
Red Wedding
French Revolution
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