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Absolutism Test Study Guide
Know:
Study the vocabulary: absolutism Divine Right Thirty Years War republic mercantilism Peace of Augsburg Junkers Seven Years War
Boyar Czar The Restoration Habeas corpus
Edict of Nantes absolute monarch Czar War of the Spanish Succession Treaty of Paris, 1763 Constitutional monarchy Peace of Westphalia
Glorious Revolution L’etat, c’est moi
Names of families in charge of the various European countries (spelled correctly)
Divine right
Edict of Nantes
Who won and lost the Thirty Years War
Explain the importance of three of four of the points in the Peace of Westphalia
Explain which one cause and one result you believe is most important in the Thirty Years War and why
Which empire was destroyed as a result of the Thirty Years War
How much of the German population died during the Thirty Years War
The dates of the Thirty Years War
Who creates the Prussian army
The country Prussia is in today
Define the steps that the Hapsburgs take to become absolutist monarchs and specifically discuss the importance of two of them
Who is the first female ruler of the Hapsburg empire
Which war secures Maria Teresa’s power
Who gets what in the Treaty of Paris after the French and Indian War
Who’s the number 1 power after the Fr. And Indian War
Title of Russia’s emperor
Who is Russia’s first emperor
Name and briefly explain two ways Peter strengthens absolutism in Russia
Discuss why Peter wanted a new capital, how he got it, what it’s named, and whether you would have done the same thing. Why or why not? (focus on westernization)
Who orders the retranslation of the English bible
Who was responsible for the Gunpowder plot
What did the Petition of Right state
What were the names of the supporters of Charles I and supporters of Parliament
Who was the leader of the roundheads?
Who was the king that was executed in England and when did it happen?
Why is the execution of Charles I revolutionary?
Know:
Study the vocabulary: absolutism Divine Right Thirty Years War republic mercantilism Peace of Augsburg Junkers Seven Years War
Boyar Czar The Restoration Habeas corpus
Edict of Nantes absolute monarch Czar War of the Spanish Succession Treaty of Paris, 1763 Constitutional monarchy Peace of Westphalia
Glorious Revolution L’etat, c’est moi
Names of families in charge of the various European countries (spelled correctly)
Divine right
Edict of Nantes
Who won and lost the Thirty Years War
Explain the importance of three of four of the points in the Peace of Westphalia
Explain which one cause and one result you believe is most important in the Thirty Years War and why
Which empire was destroyed as a result of the Thirty Years War
How much of the German population died during the Thirty Years War
The dates of the Thirty Years War
Who creates the Prussian army
The country Prussia is in today
Define the steps that the Hapsburgs take to become absolutist monarchs and specifically discuss the importance of two of them
Who is the first female ruler of the Hapsburg empire
Which war secures Maria Teresa’s power
Who gets what in the Treaty of Paris after the French and Indian War
Who’s the number 1 power after the Fr. And Indian War
Title of Russia’s emperor
Who is Russia’s first emperor
Name and briefly explain two ways Peter strengthens absolutism in Russia
Discuss why Peter wanted a new capital, how he got it, what it’s named, and whether you would have done the same thing. Why or why not? (focus on westernization)
Who orders the retranslation of the English bible
Who was responsible for the Gunpowder plot
What did the Petition of Right state
What were the names of the supporters of Charles I and supporters of Parliament
Who was the leader of the roundheads?
Who was the king that was executed in England and when did it happen?
Why is the execution of Charles I revolutionary?