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Delve into the intriguing era of Absolutism in Europe, marked by powerful monarchs and critical events that shaped nations. Discover the Bourbon dynasty in France, Cardinal Richelieu's policies, and the rise of the Romanovs in Russia. Learn about influential figures like Louis XIV and Catherine the Great, and key events such as the Defenestration of Prague and the Thirty Years' War. This comprehensive overview will enlighten you on how these dynamics influenced modern European states.
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$100 What was the ruling family in France during the age of absolutism?
$100 The Bourbons
$200 Who was the financial advisor to Louis XIV and the father of mercantilism?
$200 Jean-Baptiste Colbert
$300 What actions did Cardinal Richelieu take against the Huguenots?
$300 He forbade their fortifications and armies
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$400 What significant childhood event greatly influenced Louis XIV?
$400 The Fronde
$500 Who was the successor to Richelieu and the advisor to the young Louis XIV?
$500 Cardinal Mazarin
$100 What are Russian nobles called?
$100 Boyars
$200 Catherine the Great expanded Russia westward at the expense of what nation?
$200 Poland
$300 Who did Peter the Great defeat in order to expand his empire Westward?
$300 Sweden
$400 Who was the ruling family in Russia during the age of absolutism?
$400 The Romanovs
$500 This tsar was the first of the Romanov dynasty.
$500 Michael Romanov
$100 After the Thirty Years War, the Hapsburgs’ power was focused in what German state?
$100 Austria
$200 The Pragmatic Sanction secured the inheritance of the throne to what monarch?
$200 Maria Theresa
$300 What state attacked Austria during the War of Austrian Succession?
$300 Prussia
$400 The Thirty Years War originally started as a conflict between what two religions (and be specific)?
$400 Calvinism and Catholicism
$500 This event started the Thirty Years War
$500 The Defenestration of Prague
$100 This institution was the center of Prussian society
$100 The military
$200 This Hohenzollern leader took Silesia from Austria during the War of Austrian Succession.
$200 Frederick II “The Great”
$300 What are Prussian nobles called?
$300 Junkers
$400 How did the Hohenzollerns control the Prussian nobility?
$400 Gave them more power—in the military and over their serfs
$500 This monarch made Prussia’s army the best in Europe, but never used it.
$500 Frederick William I
$100 Name the ruling family that took power in England after the death of Elizabeth I.
$100 The Stuarts
$200 In the English Civil War, what were followers of Parliament called?
$200 Roundheads
$300 This king tried to rule without Parliament for 11 years, and then was executed at the end of the English Civil War.
$300 Charles I
$400 Philip II won the Battle of Lepanto over which nation?
$400 The Ottoman Turks
