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Chapter 21 Quiz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Section 2: Who was Henry IV? | A French protestant ruler who turned Catholic and declared the Protestant Declaration and who also was the 1st king of the Bourbon Dynasty of France. |
| Section 2: Who was Louis XIII? | A ruler who was reassigned after Henry's death and appointed a strong minister to replace Henry. |
| Section 2: What does skepticism mean? | Nothing is official. |
| Section 2: Who was Cardinal Richelieu, and how did he strengthen the monarchy in France? | A ruler in France, and he moved against Huguenots as well as weakened the nobles power by creating a strong central government. |
| Section 2: How did Louis weaken the nobles? | By excluding them from power. |
| Section 2: What was Versailles, and how did it help Louis control the power of the nobles? | A large palace in which nobles have lived in, and he kept them busy there so they wont revolt against him. |
| Section 3: What two countries were at war with Protestant princes? | Austria and Spain. |
| Section 3: What was the treaty that ended the 30 years war? | The Peace of Westphalia |
| Section 3: Who was Maria Theresa? | Ruler of Austria, in the Hapsburg family, and Roman Catholic. |
| Section 3: What did Maria Theresa do? | Lower the power of nobility, and decreased the amount of labor on peasants. |
| Section 3: Who was the ruler of Prussia? | Fredrick II (Fredrick the Great) |
| Section 3: What did the ruler of Prussia do? | Built a strong army, established permanent taxes, and weakened the representative assembles of territory. |
| Section 3: What was the Seven Years War? | A war between Europe, North America, India, forces of Great Britain, and Prussia against Austria, France, Russia etc. |
| Section 4: Who was the 1st Czar? | Ivan IV or Ivan the terrible. |
| Section 4: What did he do during his rule? Answer from above. | Increased the amount of land, established laws for Russia, and married into a Roman family. |
| Section 4: What did he believe was the death of his wife? | Poisoned by the nobles. |
| Section 4: What did he do to the nobles in outcome of his wife dying? | Had a secret police force hunt down and kill anyone who he thought was a threat. |
| Section 4: What was the name of the time period that resulted after the death of his sons? | The "Time of Troubles" |
| Section 4: What was Peter the Great's intention as ruler? | Westerization |