Rules of Jeopardy Everyone will work in pairs or groups of 3, with one recording paper for each group. Your recording paper should have your names at the top and a table that contains , the category of the question, the point value, the answer and the total point for the team. (see example) This table must be turned in at the end of class as your ticket out… The team with the most points wins…. A fabulous weekend getaway If anyone should shout out an answer then everyone in the class will not be eligible to receive the points for the question. How the points add up Correct answers add the assigned point value to your total score, incorrect answer add nothing to your score but do not subtract either… Final Jeopardy: What royal family ruled Prussia? And how did the consolidate and expand their power? Question Category Point value Answer Total Group score

Powerpoint Jeopardy 10 20 30 40 50 Absolute Rulers Conflicts and Conundrums Living in Luxury Where are we? Terms 10 20 30 40 50

This Ruler had his own son Executed and named a city after himself. Who is…. Category 1 – 10 points Category 1 - 10

This ruler wanted to defend and Expand the Catholic Reformation Category 1 – 20 points Category 1 - 20

This ruler hired royal intendants to work in the government to check the power of the nobility Category 1 – 30 points

This ruler had 16 children, which may have been why laws were passed making education mandatory for children from ages 6 -12. Category 1 – 40 points

This ruler attacked his main Rival soon after she became queen. Category 1 – 50 points

This country gained it’s Independence from Spain after fighting a decades-long war Category 2 – 10 points

What was the name of the war between Russia and Sweden? Category 2 – 20 points

This war resulted in the a vacuum of power forming in Central Europe. Category 2 – 30 points

This European Country was the Only Catholic country to side with The Protestant German states during The thirty years’ war. Category 2 – 40 points

As a result of this Treaty France gained land from Spain and some of the German States. Category 2 – 50 points

This palace was built to demonstrate the wealth and power of the Sun King. Category 3 – 10 points

This Palace contains a lot of the Gold from the Americas in its décor and demonstrates the Hapsburgs commitment to Catholicism. Category 3 – 20 points

This building project was a Demonstration of Peter’s Absolute power over Russia. Category 3 – 30 points

This is the title given to the artistic and literacy Renaissance in Spain that flowered under the rule of Phillip II. Category 3 – 40 points

This finance minister helped make France the wealthiest state in Europe by imposing mercantilist policies. Category 3 – 50 points

The political and cultural center of this country was Versailles. Category 4 – 10 points

This country was attacked by the Spanish Armada. Category 4 – 20 points

The lands of Spain, Netherlands, Southern Italy, Austria, and Hungary were originally ruled by this family. Category 4 – 30 points

This country ended up divided into more than 300 independent states or regions following the 30 years war. Category 4 – 40 points

This country lost land during the Great Northern War to their neighboring Romanov Absolute Ruler. Category 4 – 50 points

This is another word for French Protestants Category 5 – 10 points

This theory proposed that Monarchs were instruments of God’s justice, power and will. This theory was also used to justify Absolutism. Category 5 – 20 points

These soldiers would fight for Foreign generals and armies. Category 5 – 30 points

Wars were fought in Europe to maintain this in order to ensure that no one country would dominate Europe. Category 5 – 40 points

Russia expanded its territory under both Catherine the Great and Peter the Great but they refused to improve the lives of this social group. Category 5 – 50 points