Chapter 7 – The Age of Absolutism Study Guide
Matching/Multiple Choice
1.Toleration Act of 1689
2.Peter the Great
3.El Greco
4.“Glorious Revolution”
5.Charles I
6.Huguenots
7.Cardinal Richelieu
8.Jean-Baptiste Colbert
9.Edict of Nantes
10.Peace of Westphalia
11.Independents
12.Puritans
13.House of Bourbon
14.Miguel de Cervantes
15.Louis XIV
16.Bill of Rights
17.Divine right of kings
18.Philip II
19.Absolutism
20.Mannerism
Short Answer
1.Describe the origins of the witchcraft hysteria of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, and explain the factors that led to its decline.
2.Why did Philip II of Spain believe he could successfully invade England?
Essay Questions
1.Describe the impact of the Peace of Westphalia on Germany and the Holy Roman Empire.
2.Compare and contrast the political thinking of Thomas Hobbes and John Locke.
3.Explain the importance of the English Parliament’s Bill of Rights.
Matching/Multiple Choice
1.Toleration Act of 1689
2.Peter the Great
3.El Greco
4.“Glorious Revolution”
5.Charles I
6.Huguenots
7.Cardinal Richelieu
8.Jean-Baptiste Colbert
9.Edict of Nantes
10.Peace of Westphalia
11.Independents
12.Puritans
13.House of Bourbon
14.Miguel de Cervantes
15.Louis XIV
16.Bill of Rights
17.Divine right of kings
18.Philip II
19.Absolutism
20.Mannerism
Short Answer
1.Describe the origins of the witchcraft hysteria of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, and explain the factors that led to its decline.
2.Why did Philip II of Spain believe he could successfully invade England?
Essay Questions
1.Describe the impact of the Peace of Westphalia on Germany and the Holy Roman Empire.
2.Compare and contrast the political thinking of Thomas Hobbes and John Locke.
3.Explain the importance of the English Parliament’s Bill of Rights.
