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Chapter 17

Matching
 
 
Match each term with the correct statement below.
a.
absolute monarch
d.
habeas corpus
b.
balance of power
e.
limited monarchy
c.
divine right
 

 1. 
A ruler who has complete authority over government and the lives of the people
 

 2. 
The belief that authority to rule comes directly from God
 

 3. 
A distribution of military and economic power that prevents any one nation from dominating
 

 4. 
Principle stating that a person cannot be held in prison without being charged with a crime
 

 5. 
Government in which a constitution or legislative body limits the monarch’s power
 
 
Match each person with the correct statement below.
a.
Catherine the Great
e.
Louis XIV
b.
Oliver Cromwell
f.
Molière
c.
Elizabeth I
g.
Peter the Great
d.
Frederick the Great
h.
Philip II
 

 6. 
King of Spain who advanced Catholic power throughout the world
 

 7. 
Queen of England who encouraged sea captains to plunder Spanish treasure ships
 

 8. 
French king who built a palace at Versailles
 

 9. 
French actor-playwright who produced comedies that made fun of French society
 

 10. 
Leader of the Roundheads in the English Civil War
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 11. 
Which of the following people is best known for his portraits of Spanish nobles during Spain’s golden century?
a.
Richelieu
c.
Miguel de Cervantes
b.
El Greco
d.
Lope de Vega
 

 12. 
By the Edict of Nantes in 1598, Henry IV of France granted religious toleration to
a.
Catholics.
c.
Jews.
b.
Muslims.
d.
Huguenots.
 
 
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Figure 17-1
 

 13. 
Based on Figure 17-1, which of the following events happened first?
a.
Louis XIV became king of France.
b.
Frederick II became king of Prussia.
c.
Oliver Cromwell became head of England.
d.
Peter the Great became ruler of Russia.
 

 14. 
According to Figure 17-1, which of the following people ruled during the same time as Louis XIV?
a.
Henry IV
c.
Frederick II
b.
Peter the Great
d.
Catherine the Great
 

 15. 
According to Figure 17-1, which of the following events happened first?
a.
Catherine the Great became ruler of Russia.
b.
Oliver Cromwell became head of the English Commonwealth.
c.
Peter the Great became ruler of Russia.
d.
Louis XIV became king of France.
 

 16. 
According to Figure 17-1, Oliver Cromwell became head of England during the same time that
a.
Louis XIV ruled France.
b.
Philip II ruled Spain.
c.
Frederick II ruled Prussia.
d.
Catherine the Great ruled Russia.
 

 17. 
Which of the following resulted from the Thirty Years’ War?
a.
German states were united.
b.
The Hapsburgs gained power.
c.
France lost territory to Spain and Germany.
d.
The Netherlands and Switzerland became independent states.
 

 18. 
During the 1700s, which of the following countries battled for control of the German states?
a.
Prussia and Austria
c.
the Netherlands and England
b.
Britain and France
d.
Spain and Russia
 

 19. 
Which of the following people mocked the traditions of Spain’s feudal past in his novel Don Quixote?
a.
El Greco
c.
Lope de Vega
b.
Diego Velázquez
d.
Miguel de Cervantes
 

 20. 
In the late 1500s, France was torn apart by religious wars between Catholics and
a.
Muslims.
c.
Huguenots.
b.
Jews.
d.
Calvinists.
 

 21. 
French styles of art, culture, manners, and customs became the standard for European taste as a result of the reign of
a.
Henry IV.
c.
Louis XIV.
b.
Louis XIII.
d.
Louis XV.
 

 22. 
The Stuart kings’ claims to absolute power were challenged by
a.
the Tudors.
c.
the Cavaliers.
b.
Parliament.
d.
the Church of England.
 

 23. 
Which of the following was divided into many small states as a result of the Thirty Years’ War?
a.
France
c.
Germany
b.
Spain
d.
the Netherlands
 



 
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