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Age of absolutism (France & Russia)

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what year did Czar Peter take sole power?

1689

5

TRUE or FALSE; Nobles were killed for not shaving

False

10

what are Regional administrators & reps of the crown in the provinces of France?

Intendants

15

Equal strength in order to prevent any one country from dominating the others

Balance of Power

20

war that lasted from 1618-1648

30 Years war

5

what was King Louis XIV's last war

War of the Spanish session

10

What war was fought from 1688-1697

League of Augsburg

15

Belief that God chooses kings to rule

Divine Right

20

The freedom to worship under King Henry

Edict of Nantes

15

What Policies helped Russia gain new territory

Foreign Policies

25

Name two things that happened under Catherine the Great Reign

Education Improved, Religious Freedom, Nobles Thrived, loss of culture, learned French

15

By going to war with Poland, what sea did Czar Peter gain?

The Baltic Sea

10

What alliance did Peter the Great Fail to form?

Ottoman Turks

20

What age did Peter the Great become Czar

10 years old

5

What kept Russia from being able to Trade

Russia was Landlocked

10

Where did King Louis XIV live?

chateau Versailles

15