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Round 1: Round 1: The Basics of The Basics of AbsolutismAbsolutism

Round 1: Question Round 1: Question 11

•QUESTIONQUESTION: Define : Define ABSOLUTISMABSOLUTISM

•ANSWERANSWER: A form of : A form of government in which the government in which the monarch has unlimited monarch has unlimited power & seeks to control all power & seeks to control all aspects of societyaspects of society

Round 1: Question Round 1: Question 22

•QUESTIONQUESTION: According to the : According to the Divine Right Theory, Divine Right Theory, monarchs are ONLY monarchs are ONLY answerable to ___________.answerable to ___________.

•ANSWERANSWER: God: God

Round 1: Question Round 1: Question 33

•QUESTIONQUESTION: What is a : What is a long-long-term causeterm cause of the rise of of the rise of absolutism?absolutism?

•ANSWERANSWER: rise of : rise of cities/middle class, growth of cities/middle class, growth of nations, loss of authority in nations, loss of authority in church, decline of feudalismchurch, decline of feudalism

Round 1: Question 4Round 1: Question 4•QUESTIONQUESTION: What is one : What is one

immediate immediate causecause of the rise of of the rise of absolutism?absolutism?

•ANSWERANSWER: religious and territorial : religious and territorial conflicts, revolts by peasants & conflicts, revolts by peasants & nobles, growth of professional nobles, growth of professional armies, need for more taxesarmies, need for more taxes

Round 1: Question 5Round 1: Question 5•QUESTIONQUESTION: What is one : What is one immediateimmediate effecteffect of absolutism? of absolutism?

•ANSWERANSWER: strict regulations on : strict regulations on religious and social gatherings, religious and social gatherings, weakening of nobility, tight weakening of nobility, tight economic controls, large economic controls, large building projectsbuilding projects

Round 2: Round 2: Absolutism in Absolutism in

RussiaRussia

Round 2: Question Round 2: Question 11

•QUESTIONQUESTION: Russian nobles : Russian nobles who had their power who had their power weakened by both Ivan IV weakened by both Ivan IV and Peter the Greatand Peter the Great

•ANSWERANSWER: boyars: boyars

Round 2: Question 2Round 2: Question 2•QUESTIONQUESTION: This Russian : This Russian

czar was the primary czar was the primary proponent of westernization proponent of westernization in Russiain Russia

•ANSWERANSWER: Peter the Great: Peter the Great

Round 2: Question Round 2: Question 33

•QUESTIONQUESTION: City created by : City created by Peter the Great as a Peter the Great as a “window to the west.”“window to the west.”

•ANSWERANSWER: St. Petersburg: St. Petersburg

Round 2: Question Round 2: Question 44

•QUESTIONQUESTION: 3 ways that Peter the : 3 ways that Peter the Great tried to “westernize” Great tried to “westernize” RussiaRussia

•ANSWERANSWER: Cutting beards, shorter : Cutting beards, shorter styles of clothing, women in styles of clothing, women in social gatherings, using stone social gatherings, using stone instead of wood, eating potatoesinstead of wood, eating potatoes

Round 2: Question Round 2: Question 55

•QUESTIONQUESTION: Name one way : Name one way Peter the Great brought the Peter the Great brought the nobility under his powernobility under his power

•ANSWERANSWER: by not making : by not making them pay taxes, by making them pay taxes, by making them move to St. Petersburgthem move to St. Petersburg

Round 3: Round 3: The Stuarts & The Stuarts &

the ECWthe ECW

Round 3: Question Round 3: Question 11

•QUESTIONQUESTION: In 1604 Guy : In 1604 Guy Fawkes orchestrated the Fawkes orchestrated the Gunpowder plot to Gunpowder plot to assassinate this monarch assassinate this monarch

•ANSWERANSWER: James I: James I

Round 3: Question Round 3: Question 22

•QUESTIONQUESTION: Name one way that : Name one way that Charles I angered ParliamentCharles I angered Parliament

•ANSWERANSWER: Ruled as absolute : Ruled as absolute ruler for 11 years (didn’t call for ruler for 11 years (didn’t call for Parliament), asked Parliament Parliament), asked Parliament for money then dissolved them, for money then dissolved them, ignored laws of Parliamentignored laws of Parliament

Round 3: Question Round 3: Question 33

•QUESTIONQUESTION: Name the two : Name the two sides of the English Civil sides of the English Civil War, as well as who they War, as well as who they supportedsupported

•ANSWERANSWER: Roundheads – : Roundheads – Parliament; Cavaliers – King Parliament; Cavaliers – King

Round 3: Question Round 3: Question 44

•QUESTIONQUESTION: Describe the Rump : Describe the Rump ParliamentParliament

•ANSWERANSWER: The 60 members of : The 60 members of Parliament that remained after Parliament that remained after Pride’s Purge (removal of Pride’s Purge (removal of king’s supporters from king’s supporters from Parliament)Parliament)

Round 3: Question Round 3: Question 55

•QUESTIONQUESTION: After the ECW : After the ECW who ruled England in the who ruled England in the absence of a king?absence of a king?

•ANSWERANSWER: Lord Protector : Lord Protector Oliver CromwellOliver Cromwell

BONUS ROUNDBONUS ROUND•QUESTIONQUESTION: List the English : List the English

monarchs from the monarchs from the StuartStuart family in correct family in correct chronological order chronological order

•ANSWERANSWER: James I, Charles I, : James I, Charles I, Charles II, James II, William Charles II, James II, William and Mary, Anneand Mary, Anne

Round 4: Round 4: The The

Restoration & Restoration & Glorious Glorious

Revolution Revolution

Round 4: Question Round 4: Question 11

•QUESTIONQUESTION: A form of : A form of government in which the government in which the monarch is governed by a monarch is governed by a constitutionconstitution

•ANSWERANSWER: Constitutional : Constitutional MonarchyMonarchy

Round 4: Question Round 4: Question 22

•QUESTIONQUESTION: This man came : This man came to power in England as a to power in England as a result of the Restorationresult of the Restoration

•ANSWERANSWER: Charles II: Charles II

Round 4: Question Round 4: Question 33

•QUESTIONQUESTION: Explain the idea : Explain the idea of habeas corpusof habeas corpus

•ANSWERANSWER: A person cannot : A person cannot be held in prison without be held in prison without just cause or without trialjust cause or without trial

Round 4: Question Round 4: Question 44

•QUESTIONQUESTION: This man was : This man was overthrown by his daughter overthrown by his daughter in the Glorious Revolution in the Glorious Revolution

•ANSWERANSWER: James II: James II

Round 4: Question Round 4: Question 55

•QUESTIONQUESTION: This political : This political party believed in “life, party believed in “life, liberty & property”liberty & property”

•ANSWERANSWER: Whig party: Whig party

Round 5:Round 5:Absolutism Absolutism in France in France

Round 5: Question Round 5: Question 11

•QUESTIONQUESTION: Ruler of France : Ruler of France who built the palace in who built the palace in VersaillesVersailles

•ANSWERANSWER: King Louis XIV: King Louis XIV

Round 5: Question Round 5: Question 22

•QUESTIONQUESTION: Reason why Louis : Reason why Louis XIV was called “The Sun King” XIV was called “The Sun King”

•ANSWERANSWER: Because he : Because he controlled everything from controlled everything from sun up to sun down…or all sun up to sun down…or all power radiated from himpower radiated from him

Round 5: Question Round 5: Question 33

•QUESTIONQUESTION: Term for French : Term for French ProtestantsProtestants

•ANSWERANSWER: Huguenots: Huguenots

Round 5: Question Round 5: Question 44

•QUESTIONQUESTION: Significance of : Significance of the revoking of the Edict of the revoking of the Edict of NantesNantes

•ANSWERANSWER: Huguenots no : Huguenots no longer given the freedom to longer given the freedom to worshipworship

Round 1: Question Round 1: Question 55

•QUESTIONQUESTION: Explain how : Explain how intendants aided in the increase intendants aided in the increase of absolutism in Franceof absolutism in France

•ANSWERANSWER: Intendants were : Intendants were chosen from the middle class; chosen from the middle class; this helped decrease the power this helped decrease the power of nobles, thus increasing the of nobles, thus increasing the power of the monarchpower of the monarch

Round 6:Round 6:EnlightenmeEnlightenme

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Round 6: Question Round 6: Question 11

•QUESTIONQUESTION: Philosopher who : Philosopher who believed government should believed government should protect people’s natural rights protect people’s natural rights and if they don’t, people have and if they don’t, people have the right to overthrow themthe right to overthrow them

•ANSWERANSWER: Locke: Locke

Round 6: Question Round 6: Question 22

•QUESTIONQUESTION: According to : According to Locke, the three natural Locke, the three natural rights of peoplerights of people

•ANSWERANSWER: Life, liberty and : Life, liberty and propertyproperty

Round 6: Question Round 6: Question 33

•QUESTIONQUESTION: Philosopher who : Philosopher who believed people were believed people were naturally chaotic and needed naturally chaotic and needed to be controlled by an to be controlled by an absolute ruler to keep orderabsolute ruler to keep order

•ANSWERANSWER: Hobbes: Hobbes

Round 6: Question Round 6: Question 44

•QUESTIONQUESTION: Philosopher who : Philosopher who believed in separation of believed in separation of powers in government (leg, powers in government (leg, ex, judicial) and checks and ex, judicial) and checks and balancesbalances

•ANSWERANSWER: Montesquieu: Montesquieu

Round 6: Question Round 6: Question 55

•QUESTIONQUESTION: Philosopher who : Philosopher who said “I do not agree with said “I do not agree with what you said, but I will what you said, but I will defend to the death your defend to the death your right to say it.”right to say it.”

•ANSWERANSWER: Voltaire: Voltaire