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According to Bossuet, what is the role of the king?

to rule with competent authority over his subjects

How did Henry IV help reunite France after years of fighting between Catholics and Huguenots

He converted to Catholicism but granted rights to the Huguenots

Which of the following was not a Great 5 European Power

Spain

Catherine the Great continued Peter the Great's policies by

Acquiring new territory and expanding serfdom

Why did James I not want to work with Parliament

He believed in the absolute power of kings

What was the significance of the Long Parliament

It led to the English Civil War

What happened to England's government after the English Civil War

Parliament used the republic Cromwell had established

What was the impact of the English Bill of Rights on the development of democracy in England

It gave Parliament essential powers independent of the monarchy

How were Austria and Prussia similar

Both were formed by the Peace of Westphalia

Which of the following BEST describes Peter the Great's approach toward westernization

He used autocratic power to westernize Russia

Which of the following is Philip II known for

Which of the following kings came back to England after the "Kingless decade" and was well loved by the people

Charles II

Which of the following kings was known for his lavish court at Versailles

Louis XIV

Which of the following was a main goal of Peter the Great

Gaining a warm

Charles V

This king willingly gave up the throne of Spain

Catherine the Great

German

Louis XIV

Served as king of France and is considered the symbol of absolute monarchy

Philip II

Served as king of Spaniards and king of Portuguese, and strong supporter of the Roman Catholic Counter

however, he failed in his attempt to invade England

Charles I

2nd Stuart king of England, Scotland, and Wales. His belief in the divine right of kings brought him constant conflict with Parliament. This conflict eventually led to the English Civil War, defeat, and execution for treason

Westernization

Adoption of western ideas, technology, and culture

Puritan

Member of an English protestant group who wanted to 'purify' the Church of England by making it more simple and more morally strict

Form of government in which a ruler has complete authority over the government and lives of the people he or she governs

Edict of Nante

Law issued by French king Henry IV in 1598 giving more religious freedom to French Protestants

Limited Monarchy

Government in which a constitution or legislative body limits the monarchy's powers

Oligarchy

Government in which ruling power belongs to a few people

Depopulation

Reduction in the number of people in an area

English Bill of Rights

Series of acts passed in 1689 by the English Parliament that limited the rights of monarchy and ensured the superiority of Parliament

Divine Right

Idea that a ruler's authority came directly from God

Peace of Westphalia

Series of treaties that ended the Thirty Year's War

Which of the following leaders is known for revoking the Edict of Nantes

Louis XIV

How did the Scientific Revolution lead to the Enlightenment

It encouraged people to use reason and understand natural phenomena

With which statement would Enlightenment thinker John Locke have agreed

People have the right to overthrow a government that violated their rights

In the "Wealth of Nations" Adam Smith argued that…

The free market should regulate business activity

A key component of the US government under the Constitution is…

The separation of powers among different branches of government

How did France's social divisions in the late 1700s contribute to the French Revolution

Members of the Third Estate were dissatisfied with social and economic inequality

Why was the storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1789, and important event in the French revolution

It challenges the king's authority and marks the start of the Revolution

Which best describes the impact of the Declaration of Rights of Man and of the Citizen

It put into practice ideals of the Enlightenment

How did France's radical revolutionaries try to protect the revolution

By harshly dealing with enemies of the revolution

Which of the following statements best explains the conditions that led to the Reign of Terror

The Committee of Public Safety had absolute power

Which of the following was most responsible for Napoleon's rise to emperor of France

A well

How did Napoleon's invasion of Russia affect his empire

The disastrous retreat from Russia was the beginning of the end for Napoleon

The chief goal of the Congress of Vienna was to…

Preserve peace through a balance of power

How did the Congress of Vienna try to limit French ambition

The wartime alliance against France was extended into peacetime

How did the power of the king change after the English Civil War and the Glorious Revolution

The king governed in partnership with Parliament

Which entry on this chart applies to the First Estate, rather than the Third Estate

Paid few taxes

Louis XIV's authority to rule was based on which of the following ideas

Divine Right

Which groups made up the three social classes under France's ancient regime

Clergy, middle class, urban workers and peasants, the nobility

What was a cause of the French Revolution

France's royal treasury was in debt because it could not collect money from the Second Estate

What resulted from the following event "General Famine and General Winer, rather than Russian bullets have conquered the Grand Army"

Napoleon surrendered and was sent into exile

Which of the following is the concept that all government power ultimately derives from the consent of the people being governed

Popular sovereignty

The viewpoint expressed in the quotation was most directly put into action through the…

Guillotine

What did of government did Rousseau favor to ensure greater freedom

An elected government

Why was the Battle of Saratoga a turning point in the American Revolution

It persuaded other nations to ally themselves with the American colonies

Which statement most accurately interpreted this portrayal of the First, Second, and Third Estates of France

The privileged fear the anger of the underprivileged

Why would the rulers of European countries be fearful of events in France during both the Revolution's radical phase…

France bordered many European nations, which feared that radical ideas would spread and threaten other government

How did the Congress of Vienna restore order after the Napoleonic Wars

It redrew the map of Europe

Which of the following best describes the relationship between absolutism and revolution

Absolutism often led to resentment and ultimately fueled revolutions

The Principles of the American Revolution and the French Revolution are similar in many ways. Which of the following summarizes their similarities

Both favored representative governments

Which solution would Montesquieu offer up to avoid tyrannical rule

Separating the branches of government

While the American revolutionaries sought freedom from British rule, the French revolutionaries aimed to…

Overthrow the monarchy and established a republic

Which factor contributed to France's pre

revolution debt

Which of the following was in charge of the Committee of Public Safety

Maximilien Robespierre

What did the Tennis Court Oath establish

That the National Assembly wouldn't dissolve until they had created a constitution

Who of the following was the head of the French National guard and headed the moderates

Marquis de Lafayette

Which Paris landmark was raised by revolutionaries in pursuit of arms

The Bastille

Marie

Antoinette was the wife of which French monarch

Which of the following lists of events is in the correct chronological order from earliest to latest

Women march on Versailles

storming of the King's palace in Paris

First republic

Reign of terror

How did Napoleon start his political career

French military officer

Thomas Hobbes believed that all were inherently

Selfish and evil

Which form of government did Thomas Hobbes prefer

Absolute monarchy

Which of the following is a reason for the beginning of the Enlightenment

The discoveries of the Scientific Revolution changed how people thought

Who was overthrown in the Glorious Revolution

James II

Adam Smith's pivotal economic work was…

Wealth of Nations

Which of the following was not a primary cause of the American Revolution

The Olive Branch Petition

What philosopher stated that all individuals possessed certain "natural rights" such as life, liberty, and property

John Locke

Which of the following best coincides the with French Revolution

Death to all traitors

Who was the chief author of the Declaration of Independence

Thomas Jefferson

Why was the Russian military strategy successful during France's invasion

The Russian military used Russia's climate to their advantage and cut off resources for the French military

What was the overall impact of the Napoleonic Wars

Europe primarily under French control, but did not accept French culture

In France's old regime, which estate made up most of the population

Third Estate

A successful general of the French Revolution, later to be a political leader in France

Napoleon Bonaparte

French aristocrat and military officer who played a critical role in the French Revolution

Marquis de Layfayette

Queen of France before the French Revolution, Empress Maria Theresa's daughter

Marie Antoinette

A philosopher, writer, and political theorist that believed people were good and corruption comes from society

Jean

King of France before and during the French Revolution, died by guillotine in 1973

Louis XVI

Prominent Enlightenment philosopher who believed all people have natural rights

John Locke

Political activist in France, wrote the Declaration of Rights of Women

Olympe de Gouges

Enlightenment philosopher who believed in separation of powers in a government

Montesquieu

Key political leader during the French Revolution, predominate during the radical phase of the Revolution

Maximilien Robespierre

Leading activist in America, known for writing the Declaration of Independence

Thomas Jefferson

An agreement by which people gave up their freedom to a powerful government in order to avoid chaos

Social contact

Informal social gathering at which writers, artists, philosophers, and others exchanged ideas

Salon

Legislative body made up of the representatives of the three estates in pre

revolutionary France

Treaty that ended the American Revolution and established the US as an independent country

Treaty of Paris

Famous oath made on a tennis court by the Third Estates in a pre

revolutionary France

Body of French civil laws introduced in 1804, served as a model for many nations' civil codes

Napoleonic Code