Transcript Unit 2 Absolutism Jeopardy

Welcome to
Mr. O’s
• Choose your own teams!
• Mr. Ozols will tell you how many
teams the class will be divided into.
Absolutism
French
Absolutism
Russian
Absolutism
English
Absolutism
Grab Bag
Vocabulary
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200
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400
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500
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500
Final Jeopardy
French Absolutism
100
• This absolute ruler, known as
the “Sun King,” was known for
his lavish lifestyle and belief in
divine right…
French Absolutism
100
• Who was Louis XIV?
French Absolutism
200
• Created by Louis XIV, this
monumental structure put the
French in massive trouble…
French Absolutism
200
• What is the Versailles Palace?
French Absolutism
300
• Identify one way in which
Louis XIV centralized his
power…
French Absolutism
300
• Moving the capital to Versailles
• Expanding the bureaucracy
• Supported divine right theory
French Absolutism
400
• Louis XIV discriminated
against this Protestant group by
revoking the longstanding Edict
of Nantes…
French Absolutism
400
• Who were the Huguenots?
French Absolutism
500
• Prior to Louis XIV’s reign, this
religious figure ruled France
and established the foundation
for a strong absolute
monarchy…
French Absolutism
500
• Who was Bishop Jacques
Bossuet?
Russian Absolutism
100
• Ivan IV, more commonly
known as this, earned his
nickname by treating humans
(and animals) in an appalling
way…
Russian Absolutism
100
• Who was Ivan the Terrible?
Russian Absolutism
200
• After visiting Europe, Peter the
Great returned to Russia and cut
off the beards of Russian
officials. The primary goal of
his reign was to do this…
Russian Absolutism
200
• What was to modernize Russia?
Russian Absolutism
300
• In a monumental shake-up,
Peter the Great moved the
capital of Russia from Moscow
to this newly created city…
Russian Absolutism
300
• What is St. Petersburg?
Russian Absolutism
400
• Peter the Great battled with this
country in order to gain access
to the Baltic Sea…
Russian Absolutism
400
• What is Sweden?
Russian Absolutism
500
• Identify three major
achievements of Catherine the
Great…
Russian Absolutism
500
• Expanded the empire
• Gained sea ports
• Building/reforms
English Absolutism
100
• The Puritan Revolution a.k.a
the English Civil War was led
by this military leader…
English Absolutism
100
• Who is Oliver Cromwell?
English Absolutism
200
• These two rulers were invited to
lead England after the
Commonwealth collapsed and
the Restoration failed…
English Absolutism
200
• Who was William and Mary?
English Absolutism
300
• This legislative body worked
together with the King to tax
the people and make
decisions…
English Absolutism
300
• What is Parliament?
English Absolutism
400
• The Magna Carta and the
English Bill of Rights were
instrumental in England having
this type of government…
English Absolutism
400
• What is a limited monarchy?
English Absolutism
500
• These two groups fought
against each other in the
English Civil War…
English Absolutism
500
• Who were the Roundheads and
the Cavaliers?
Grab Bag
100
• This ruler controlled an empire
that was dominated by the
Islamic faith…
Grab Bag
100
• Who is Suleiman the
Magnificent?
Grab Bag
200
• This ruler inherited the throne
from his dad, and his policies
led Spain to a Golden Age…
Grab Bag
200
• Who is Philip II of Spain?
Grab Bag
300
• A strong believer in divine
right, Philip II used this religion
to strengthen his power…
Grab Bag
300
• What is Catholicism?
Grab Bag
400
• The Spanish Empire employed
these two policies to strengthen
its empire and make more
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Grab Bag
400
• What is Imperialism and
Mercantilism?
Grab Bag
500
• This ruler strengthened his empire
by expanding his military,
encouraging trade, and promoting
religious tolerance…
Grab Bag
500
• Who is Akbar the Great?
Vocabulary
100
• This doctrine states that a
monarch derives his or her
power directly from God…
Vocabulary
100
• What is divine right?
Vocabulary
200
• Peter the Great. Or Ivan IV. Or
Catherine the Great…
Vocabulary
200
• What is a czar?
Vocabulary
300
• This is a form of government
where the monarch has the
power to rule their land freely,
with no laws or legally
organized direct opposition in
force…
Vocabulary
300
• What is absolutism?
Vocabulary
400
• This book put forth the
argument that absolute
monarchies are the best form of
government…
Vocabulary
400
• What is The Leviathan?
Vocabulary
500
• This refers to the event that
signified William and Mary
seizing the English crown…
Vocabulary
500
• What is The Glorious
Revolution?
Final Jeopardy
•Teams, MAKE
YOUR WAGER!!
Final Jeopardy
• “L’etat, c’est moi” is an
infamous quote stated by Louis
XIV of France. It pretty much
sums up his ideas about his role
in the French government.
What does it mean?
Final Jeopardy
• What is “I am the state?”