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"In everything he loved splendor, magnificence, profusion. He turned his taste into a maxim and installed it into his court on all matters."
This refers to Louis XIV, the French king who epitomized absolutism and centralized power.
The Treaty of Utrecht in 1713 had which of the following results?
The Treaty ended the War of the Spanish Succession and redistributed territories. Spain ceded Gibraltar to Britain and France recognized the Protestant succession in England.
The episode in French history known as the Fronde was:
A series of rebellions by French nobles and parlements against royal authority during Louis XIV's youth.
Which of the following was an economic policy of Jean Baptiste Colbert?
Colbert promoted mercantilism, which focused on increasing exports, reducing imports, and accumulating gold reserves.
Earlier kings and ministers of France made Absolutism possible for Louis XIV by:
Strengthening centralized control, reducing noble power, and promoting the divine right of kings.
Louis XIV's finance minister Jean Baptiste Colbert transformed the French economy by employing a new economic system known as:
Mercantilism
"More than 100,000 potential enemies reside in this realm as long as France harbors Huguenots..."
This argument supported the revocation of the Edict of Nantes (1685), ending religious toleration for Protestants.
The primary goal of France in entering the Thirty Year's War was to:
Reduce the power of the Habsburgs and gain dominance in Europe.
During the great witchcraft persecutions of the 16th and 17th centuries, those most often tried as witches were:
Women, particularly those who were older, widowed, or marginalized.
The principal reason why Louis XIV built his palace at Versailles was:
Control and monitor the French nobility while showcasing his power and so isolate himself from the majority.
Westernization in Russia came about largely through:
The reforms of Peter the Great, including modernizing the military and adopting European customs.
"God hath power to create or destroy... And the like power have kings."
This reflects the belief in the divine right of kings, often associated with absolutism.
Who was the leader of the Puritan army that overthrew Charles I?
Oliver Cromwell
As a result of the Glorious Revolution and the English Bill of Rights of 1689, government in Great Britain gradually became a:
Constitutional monarchy
During the 16th and 17th centuries, monarchs in Western Europe sought to:
Centralize political power and reduce the influence of nobles.
By 1600, strong monarchies had developed in all of the following countries except:
Italy, which was fragmented into city-states and regions.
Pride's Purge during the English Civil War:
Removed moderate members of Parliament, leaving the Rump Parliament controlled by radicals.
Which of the following was a cause of the English Civil War?
Charles l's belief in absolute monarchy and his conflicts with Parliament over taxation and religion.
King Charles I was forced to call Parliament in 1640 in response to:
The need to fund a war against Scotland during the Bishops' Wars.
The Bill of Rights enacted after the Glorious Revolution did which of the following?
Limited the power of the monarchy and ensured parliamentary sovereignty.
England's Glorious Revolution of 1688 was 'glorious' because it:
Involved little violence and established constitutional governance.
Unlike her successor James I, Elizabeth I of England ruled by:
Skillfully balancing her relationships with Parliament and maintaining popularity.
After Charles l's defeat and execution, England was governed for ten years by:
The Commonwealth, led by Oliver Cromwell.
Peter the Great built his new capital, St. Petersburg:
To establish a "window to the West" and modernize Russia.
"Religion supplies the pretext and gold the motive." This was a characterization of:
The Age of Exploration, where religion justified conquest, but economic gain was the true motive.
Of the following new foods from the Western Hemisphere, which became most important in diets of the poor?
Potatoes, due to their high yield and nutritional value.
The opening of new trade routes was most detrimental to the economy of:
Italy, as trade shifted away from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic.
A basic cause for the Age of Exploration was:
The search for new trade routes to Asia and wealth through gold and spices.
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