Chapter 7 – The Age of Absolutism Study Guide

Matching/Multiple Choice (1 point each)

Define the Following:

1. Toleration Act of 1689
2. Ivan the Terrible        
3. Peter the Great        
4. El Greco        
5. “Glorious Revolution”        
6. Charles I        
7. Huguenots        
8. Cardinal Richelieu        
9. Jean-Baptiste Colbert        
10. Edict of Nantes                
11. Peace of Westphalia
12. Independents        
13. Puritans        
14. House of Bourbon        
15. Miguel de Cervantes        
16. Louis XIV        
17. Bill of Rights        
18. Divine right of kings        
19. Philip II        
20. Absolutism        
21. Mannerism

Answer the following:

22. Describe the causes of the French wars of Religion and explain how they were resolved.
23. List the causes and results of the Thirty Years' War.
24. Discuss the significance of the English Revolution and the Glorious Revolution.
25. Relate how the English and the Glorious Revolutions strengthened Democracy.
26. List the causes and results of the Thirty Years' War.
27. Discuss the significance of the English Revolution and the Glorious Revolution.
28. Explain the significant movements in art, literature, and philosophy during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

Essay Questions (10 points)

• Compare and contrast the political thinking of Thomas Hobbes and John Locke.  With whom do you agree? Why?