I. Unit NINE 9 Part ONE: Absolute Monarchs in Europe

Who was the best example of absolutism in Europe in the 1600s and was imitated by many other monarchies?

• Louis the Great (Louis the XIV (14th))

• Henry the VIII (8th)

• William I (William the Conqueror)

• Ivan IV (4th) Vasilyevich (Ivan the Terrible)

What country was Louis XIV king of?

• England

• Spain

• Russia

• France

The best symbol of Louis XIV's absolute power in France is his building of:

• the Royal Palace at Versailles

• The Royal Louvre Palace in Paris

• The Colosseum Gladiatorial Arena in Rome

• The Royal Westminster Palace in London

An excellent example of Louis XIV's unlimited power in France was:

• forcing his nobles and their families to move into his palace home at Versailles

• forcing his nobles to wear Western style clothing instead of traditional Russian cloths

• forcing his people to incorporate potatoes into their diet

• forcing his court painters to make his legs look extra awesome in stockings and heels in his portraits

The reason we study absolutism in Europe in the 1600s is because our founding fathers wanted to learn from this period and create a constitution that would ___________ absolute rule in our country.

• prevent

• continue

• reverse

• amend

An absolute monarchy is a type of ____________ in which a king/queen has unlimited power.

• dictatorship

• democracy

• oligarchy

• republic

This type of government has a royal ruler whose power has no limits.

• constitutional monarchy

• absolute monarchy

• parliamentary monarchy

• presidential democracy

Unlimited, unrestrained, total, and complete are all synonyms for:

• absolute

• acute

• democracy

• free

What authority did absolute monarchs answer to?

• Only to God

• Only to Parliament

• The Constitution

• Only the Nobility

What was the artistic, architectural, and musical style during the period of absolute monarchs in Europe (circa 1600-1740)?

• Baroque

• Ancient Classical

• Renaissance

• Neoclassical