1. Trivia Review

2. Round 1: The Basics of Absolutism

3. 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

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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. Round 2: Absolutism in Russia

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

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

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

12. 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

13. 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

14. Round 3: Absolutism in France

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

16. 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

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

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

19. 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

20. Round 4: The Stuarts & the ECW

21. 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

22. 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

23. 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

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

25. 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

26. 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

27. Round 5: The Restoration & Glorious Revolution

28. 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”

29. 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

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

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

32. 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

33. Round 6: Enlightenment

34. 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

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

36. 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

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

38. 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