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Absolute Monarchy and Enlightenment

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  • What country was Phillip the II from?
    Spain
  • Can Louis XIV be considered an absolute monarch?
    Yes
  • Why was Catherine II of Russia nicknamed “Catherine the Great”?
    She turned Russia into a great power that was able to threaten other countries
  • What was the purpose of The Stamp Act?
    raise tax money to pay for the war
  • Who was the author of Leviathan?
    Thomas Hobbes
  • For Louis XIV, all events of the day like eating, dressing, and walking required…?
    A ritual
  • Who won all the French land in North America after the French and Indian War?
    Britain
  • Enlightenment thinkers questioned…?
    traditional authority
  • Who is the founder of modern chemistry?
    Robert Boyle
  • What philosopher developed a theory on separation of powers?
    Baron de Montesquieu
  • The last years of Elizabeth I’s reign were fraught with economic difficulties like…?
    little to no income via trade
  • What did King Henry VIII of England do in order to get a divorce?
    Broke from the Catholic church
  • James I of England fought with Parliament over…?
    money and taxes
  • Which famous mathematician formulated a theory of gravity?
    Isaac Newton
  • Peter the Great ruled over…?
    Russia
  • What did Peter the Great implement in order to Westernize his country?
    a simpler alphabet
  • John Locke believed that life, liberty, and property were all…?
    Natural rights
  • When William and Mary took power in England, it began a(n)…?
    Constitutional Monarchy
  • Why did Louis XIV build the palace of Versailles?
    he wanted to show off his power and control nobility
  • The Enlightenment was the age of applying…?
    reason to the human and natural worlds
  • What did King Louis XIV build?
    The Palace of Versailles
  • Which Enlightenment writer advocated for Women’s Rights?
    Mary Wollstonecraft
  • Who declared, “I think; therefore, I am!”?
    Rene Descartes
  • Who is the longest ruling monarch in Europen history?
    King Louis XIV
  • Thomas Hobbes believed that people are …?
    born wicked
  • The Social Contract dictates that…?
    government is an agreement between the ruler and the people
  • Who was called “The Sun King”?
    Louis XIV
  • Who abolished the English monarchy after a civil war?
    Olivier Cromwell
  • What is one reason why Absolute Monarchies rose in Europe?
    the Church lost power after the reformation
  • What was a topic Voltaire did not write about?
    Gender equality
  • Nicolaus Copernicus discovered that….?
    the sun is at the center of the universe
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