Trivia Review

Round 1: The Basics of Absolutism

Round 1: Question 1 QUESTION: Define ABSOLUTISM ANSWER: A form of government in which the monarch has unlimited power & seeks to control all aspects of society

Round 1: Question 2 QUESTION: According to the Divine Right Theory, monarchs are ONLY answerable to ___________. ANSWER: God

Round 1: Question 3 QUESTION: What is a long-term cause of the rise of absolutism? ANSWER: rise of cities/middle class, growth of nations, loss of authority in church, decline of feudalism

Round 1: Question 4 QUESTION: What is one immediate cause of the rise of absolutism? ANSWER: religious and territorial conflicts, revolts by peasants & nobles, growth of professional armies, need for more taxes

Round 1: Question 5 QUESTION: What is one immediate effect of absolutism? ANSWER: strict regulations on religious and social gatherings, weakening of nobility, tight economic controls, large building projects

Round 2: Absolutism in Russia

Round 2: Question 1 QUESTION: Term for Russian nobles who had their power weakened by both Ivan IV and Peter the Great ANSWER: boyars

Round 2: Question 2 QUESTION: This Russian czar was responsible for westernization in Russia ANSWER: Peter the Great

Round 2: Question 3 QUESTION: Name of the city created by Peter the Great as a “window to the west.” ANSWER: St. Petersburg

Round 2: Question 4 QUESTION: 3 ways that Peter the Great tried to “westernize” Russia ANSWER: Cutting beards, shorter styles of clothing, women in social gatherings, using stone instead of wood, eating potatoes

Round 2: Question 5 QUESTION: Name one way Peter the Great brought the nobility under his power ANSWER: by not making them pay taxes, by making them move to St. Petersburg

Round 3: Absolutism in France

Round 3: Question 1 QUESTION: Ruler of France who built the palace in Versailles ANSWER: King Louis XIV

Round 3: Question 2 QUESTION: Reason why Louis XIV was called “The Sun King” ANSWER: Because he controlled everything from sun up to sun down…or all power radiated from him…or everything in France revolved around him

Round 3: Question 3 QUESTION: Term for French Protestants ANSWER: Huguenots

Round 3: Question 4 QUESTION: Significance of the revoking of the Edict of Nantes ANSWER: Huguenots no longer given the freedom to worship

Round 3: Question 5 QUESTION: How did Louis XIV control the power of the nobility? ANSWER: Didn’t make them pay taxes; let them live in Versailles and serve him

Round 4: The Stuarts & the ECW

Round 4: Question 1 QUESTION: Who became king after Elizabeth I died? Why? ANSWER: James I; She had no children and he was her cousin

Round 4: Question 2 QUESTION: Name one way that Charles I angered Parliament ANSWER: Ruled as absolute ruler for 11 years (didn’t call for Parliament), asked Parliament for money then dissolved them, ignored laws of Parliament

Round 4: Question 3 QUESTION: Name the two sides of the English Civil War, as well as who they supported ANSWER: Roundheads/Puritans – Parliament; Cavaliers – King

Round 4: Question 4 QUESTION: After the ECW who ruled England in the absence of a king? ANSWER: Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell

Round 4: Question 5 QUESTION: What was England like under the rule of Oliver Cromwell? ANSWER: No Fun! No dancing, drinking, theater, sporting events, no Christmas celebrations

BONUS ROUND QUESTION: List the English monarchs from the Stuart family in correct chronological order ANSWER: James I, Charles I, Charles II, James II, William and Mary, Anne

Round 5: The Restoration & Glorious Revolution

Round 5: Question 1 QUESTION: This man came to power in England as a result of the Restoration (bonus point – what is his nickname?) ANSWER: Charles II – “The Merry Monarch”

Round 5: Question 2 QUESTION: Explain the idea of habeas corpus ANSWER: A person cannot be held in prison without just cause or without trial

Round 5: Question 3 QUESTION: Which political party favored having a hereditary monarch? ANSWER: Tories

Round 5: Question 4 QUESTION: This man was overthrown by his daughter in the Glorious Revolution ANSWER: James II

Round 5: Question 5 QUESTION: What type of gov’t did England have when William & Mary took the throne? Name it and define it. ANSWER: Constitutional Monarchy; Monarch’s power is limited by a constitution that protects the rights of people

Round 6: Enlightenment

Round 6: Question 1 QUESTION: Philosopher who believed government should protect people’s natural rights and if they don’t, people have the right to overthrow them ANSWER: Locke

Round 6: Question 2 QUESTION: According to Locke, the three natural rights of people ANSWER: Life, liberty and property

Round 6: Question 3 QUESTION: Philosopher who believed people were naturally chaotic and needed to be controlled by an absolute ruler to keep order ANSWER: Hobbes

Round 6: Question 4 QUESTION: Philosopher who believed in separation of powers in government (leg, ex, judicial) and checks and balances ANSWER: Montesquieu

Round 6: Question 5 QUESTION: Philosopher who said “I do not agree with what you said, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” ANSWER: Voltaire