absolutism and renaissance Pop Quiz

What is this an image of?

• St. Petersburg

• Berlin

• Palace of Versailles

• Buckingham Palace

The primary goal of most of Europe's absolute monarchs was to

• support political freedom for the new middle classes
• prevent contact with areas beyond Europe's borders
• centralize their political control over their nations
• maintain peaceful relations with neighboring nations

The theory justifying a monarch's rule by God's authority is called

• laissez-faire
• totalitarianism
• predestination
• divine right

Royal officials who carried out the policies of Louis XIV were called

• Cabinet
• Intendants
• Boyers
• Mercenaries

Identify one effect of the creation of Gutenberg’s press.

• Literacy rates increased

• Scientific discoveries were less likely to be widely known

• Interest in the Americas declined

• The Middle Ages

What does Absolute Ruler mean?

• a ruler who is sure of their power
• A ruler who is involved in all aspects of government and public life
• someone who has to answer to a separate government body
• a ruler who is absolute

This Russian ruler wanted to update the traditional ideals of Russia by bringing over western ideals from Europe.

• Frederick the Great

• Peter the Great

• Maria Theresa

• Charles II

In the great naval battle between England and the Spanish Armada, which country won?

• England

• Spain

Who is this magnificent specimen of humanity? (Hint: he called himself the Sun King.)

• Frederick the Great
• Louis XIV
• Richelieu
• Henry IV

Is France north, south, east, or west of England?

• North

• South

• East

• West