Absolute Monarchy in Europe

Question 1

Why did Peter the Great call his new capital city a "window on Europe”?

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He wanted St. Petersburg to be a model of European culture.

Question 2

What resulted from Louis XIV’s constant pursuit of warfare?

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France was left deeply in debt.

Question 3

Because Philip II wanted a standing army, he found it necessary to

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raise taxes.

Question 4

Who suffered when Louis XIV revoked the Edict of Nantes?

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only French Protestants

Question 5

The greatest accomplishment of Philip II of Spain was to

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preside over the growth of a large empire.

Question 6

How was Russia similar to the rest of continental Europe in the 1600s?

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Russia was ruled by powerful monarchs.

Question 7

Peter the Great reduced the power of the boyars by

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introducing a merit system of nobility.

Question 8

Which of these statements best describes absolute rulers?

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Absolute rulers have no checks on their power.

Question 9

The Spanish Inquisition grew out of Philip II’s

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strong Roman Catholic beliefs.

Question 10

Louis XIV ruled from his lavish palace located in

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Versailles.

Absolute Monarchy in Europe Answers