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Louis XIV of France used all of the following methods to assert his absolute power EXCEPT
A. Appointed intendants as provicial officials who owed loyalty to him
B. Made great nobles hold his nightshirt when he went tto bed
C. Built the great palace of Versailles
D. Spent long hours examining official papers
E. Supported the Jansenists of the Port Royal community
Which of the following was NOT part of the Austrian Hasburg Empire in the 18th century?
A. Bohemia
B. Silesia
C. Glaicia
D. Austrain Netherlands
E. Brandenburg
He was known as Great Elector:
A. Fredrick William
B. John III Sobieski
C. Michael Romanov
D. Theodore II
E. Peter the Great
Which of the following dynasties is correctly identified with region it ruled
A. Hohenzollern dynasty in Prussia
B. Habsburgs' dynasty in Russia
C. Romanov dynasty in Austria
D. Sejm dynasty in poland
E. Havel dynasty in Bohemia
The reign of Ivan IV was immediately followed by the:
A. Regin of the five good tsars
B. Regin of Peter the Great
C. Purging the boyars
D. Rise of the plutocrats
E. Time of Troubles
Under the rule of Peter the Great, Russia's boyars:
A. Gained power
B. Became the Primary agents of modernization
C. Lost much of their power
D. Were exiled to Siberia
E. Lanched two devastating insurrections
Russian victory in the Great Northern War led to:
A. The decline of Poland
B. The expansion of Russain territory in the Baltic
C. An alliance with England
D. An alliance with Finland
E. The decline of Estonia
St. Petersburg:
A. Was built on the Gulf of Sweden
B. Exemplified Russia's new orientation to the West
C. Was completed in 1709, but not inhabited until Russia defeated Sweden
D. Was givin that name by Lenin after the 1917 Russian Revolution
E. Had been an important city for centuries when Peter the Great made it his capital
The Ottoman Turks were involved in all of the following EXCEPT
A. Fighting with Russia over the Black Sea
B. Laying siege to Vienna in 1683
C. Being defeated by Philip II's navy in 1571
D. Invading Russia in the 1200's
E. Sacking Constantinople in 1453
Which of the Following was NOT true of the 17th and 18th century Poland?
A. The Polish monarchy was elective
B. Most of the Polish monarchs were foreigners and the tools of foreign powers
C. The Polish nobles had a central legislative body called the Sejm, or diet
D. Polish nobles excluded merchants and town leaders from power
E. Poland's government was incredibly effective and Poland was a major power in Europe
A. Appointed intendants as provicial officials who owed loyalty to him
B. Made great nobles hold his nightshirt when he went tto bed
C. Built the great palace of Versailles
D. Spent long hours examining official papers
E. Supported the Jansenists of the Port Royal community
Which of the following was NOT part of the Austrian Hasburg Empire in the 18th century?
A. Bohemia
B. Silesia
C. Glaicia
D. Austrain Netherlands
E. Brandenburg
He was known as Great Elector:
A. Fredrick William
B. John III Sobieski
C. Michael Romanov
D. Theodore II
E. Peter the Great
Which of the following dynasties is correctly identified with region it ruled
A. Hohenzollern dynasty in Prussia
B. Habsburgs' dynasty in Russia
C. Romanov dynasty in Austria
D. Sejm dynasty in poland
E. Havel dynasty in Bohemia
The reign of Ivan IV was immediately followed by the:
A. Regin of the five good tsars
B. Regin of Peter the Great
C. Purging the boyars
D. Rise of the plutocrats
E. Time of Troubles
Under the rule of Peter the Great, Russia's boyars:
A. Gained power
B. Became the Primary agents of modernization
C. Lost much of their power
D. Were exiled to Siberia
E. Lanched two devastating insurrections
Russian victory in the Great Northern War led to:
A. The decline of Poland
B. The expansion of Russain territory in the Baltic
C. An alliance with England
D. An alliance with Finland
E. The decline of Estonia
St. Petersburg:
A. Was built on the Gulf of Sweden
B. Exemplified Russia's new orientation to the West
C. Was completed in 1709, but not inhabited until Russia defeated Sweden
D. Was givin that name by Lenin after the 1917 Russian Revolution
E. Had been an important city for centuries when Peter the Great made it his capital
The Ottoman Turks were involved in all of the following EXCEPT
A. Fighting with Russia over the Black Sea
B. Laying siege to Vienna in 1683
C. Being defeated by Philip II's navy in 1571
D. Invading Russia in the 1200's
E. Sacking Constantinople in 1453
Which of the Following was NOT true of the 17th and 18th century Poland?
A. The Polish monarchy was elective
B. Most of the Polish monarchs were foreigners and the tools of foreign powers
C. The Polish nobles had a central legislative body called the Sejm, or diet
D. Polish nobles excluded merchants and town leaders from power
E. Poland's government was incredibly effective and Poland was a major power in Europe