Age of Absolutism

Approximately what years are included in the "Age of Absolutism"?

What is a synonym for the word "absolute" as it is used in the term "absolute monarch"?

• legal

• partial
• limited
• unlimited

Match the following monarchs with their royal family:

• Bourbon

• Charles I

• Romanov

• Louis XIV

• Habsburg

• Peter the Great

• Stuart

• Philip II

• Tudor

• Elizabeth I

Match the following monarchs with their country:

• Austria

• Maria Theresa

• Russia

• Philip II

• Prussia

• Peter the Great

• Spain

• Frederick the Great

• France

• Louis XIV

Match the following monarchs with what they are known for:

• Built the Spanish Armada

• Philip II

• Got beheaded by Parliament

• Peter the Great

• "Westernized" Russia

• Charles I

• The "Sun King"

• Elizabeth I

• The "Virgin Queen"

• Louis XIV

King (a)   sent the Spanish ​ (b)   to defeat ​ (c)   of ​ (d)   , but it was destroyed by a ​ (e)   and England's smaller, faster navy.

• Philip II
• Armada
• Elizabeth I
• England
• storm
• Frederick the Great
• Henry VIII
• sea monster
• Parliament
• Denmark

What is NOT true about the Thirty Years War?

• It resulted in no long-term changes to Europe

• It began as a religious conflict, but turned into a political one

• It was characterized by the mercenaries pillaging Germany

• Almost all the major powers of Europe were involved

The English Civil War began after (a)   cancelled ​ (b)   and tried to make England ​ (c)   again. The English ​ (d)   rebelled and eventually ​ (e)   the king.

• Charles I
• Parliament
• Catholic
• nobles
• beheaded
• James I
• church
• Protestant
• diplomacy
• restored

Who became the dictator of England after their Civil War?

• Elizabeth I
• Henry VIII
• Oliver Cromwell
• William the Conqueror

What was the "Restoration"?

• When William and Mary signed the Bill of Rights and the Constitution was restored

• When English nobles were allowed to meet again and Parliament was restored

• When Catholicism became the official religion of England and the Church was restored

• When Charles II became king of England and the monarchy was restored