AP Euro: Absolutism test PASSED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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AP Euro: Absolutism test PASSED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What happened at each of the "bookend dates" in the chapter? - Correct Answer- -1589:
Henry Navarre becomes Henry IV of France. From only three kings in france.
Bourbon dynasty: last ruling family of france. France is now a s...
AP Euro: Absolutism test PASSED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What happened at each of the "bookend dates" in the chapter? - Correct Answer- -1589:
Henry Navarre becomes Henry IV of France. From1589-1718 only three kings in france.
Bourbon dynasty: last ruling family of france. France is now a stable and dominant power.
-1715: Louis XIV and French absolutism dies
Who were Jack Boussuet and Thomas Hobbes and what did they believe in? - Correct
Answer- -They both liked absolutism and thought it was necessary.
During the mid-1600s, which four areas of Europe experienced chaos/economic difficulties?
What caused them? What area experienced a golden age? - Correct Answer- -Spain, France,
Germany, and England had hardships:
Colder/wetter climate: shorter farm season
Disease bc malnutrition/exhaustion
Textile industry suffered
Prices rose/bread problems
-Netherlands experienced golden age
During the economic troubles in the mid-1600s, why did tax burdens increase? WHo paid the
most taxes in france? How did they react? - Correct Answer- -France had to pay for the army
they rose during the 30 years war. The peasants/Bourgieosie (3rd estate) paid 50% in taxes:
unfair. This led to a revolt 200 years later. WHy did it take so long do you ask? Although the
nobles paid no taxes and were so rich (a lot like us nobles) this was ok bc the average person
could survive. It got to the point where what they were left with couldn't sustain them and
then they revolted w the French Revolution. But when we are learning abt france is still a
very rich and dominant power of europe and the conditions of the peasantry aren't even that
bad. Only once the royals spend a lot will it be bad
During the 17th century, what patterns of gov emerged? - Correct Answer- -Absolute
monarchy, constitutional state, and republicanism
Define the absolutist state. What measures did the absolutist rulers take to gain sovereignty? -
Correct Answer- -divide right: God chose them to rule.
-need to exert power/control over citizens
,How to:
-church vs state; 1516 w ottomans defeat
-nobility: acknowledge you as a ruler and they don't pay taxes
-merchants: being taxed, mercantilism is implemented. You use the money you get from that
to help mercantilism/merchants. The more they make the more you make
-Military: grow it
-Peasants: still being taxed
Why do some historians call france an "administrative monarchy" instead of absolutism? -
Correct Answer- -Monarchy centralized in one place. France isn't absolutist bc it never has
full control over the noility
How was 17th century absolutism similar and different to 20th century totalitarianism? -
Correct Answer- -Different:
Totalitarianism has more power bc controlled all aspects of society, took all property, killed if
one went against Stalin- Louis XIV didn't have the means to do this.
Louis was in pre-industrial society, so they had less mechanisms to control society.
Louis: agriculturally based while stalin is agriculturally based.
Name the key ministers to the three french monarchs - Correct Answer- -Henry IV: Sully
-Louis XII: Richelieu/Manzarin
-Louis XIV: Colbert
How did Henry IV help end French religious warfare and gain support from the peasantry? -
Correct Answer- -Converted to catholocism
-Edict of Nantes: limited religious truce, 150 provinces where Huguenots could practice
-Lowered peasant taxes
-Stability after religious wars
How did Sully lay foundations for public order and economic prosperity in France (6)? -
Correct Answer- -France needed a lot of stability and resources
-Sully lays ground for prosperity:
, est taxes (still no noble tax tho). Intendants- administering royal policy to provinces and tax
collection, centralize power out of paris (started by sully, cont by Richelieu(
Gov subsidises (helps) industries, taxes, agricultural compensation by gov.
Highways, roads, canals,
Bypass strait of gibraltar in mediterranean and spain so they wouldn't have to pay taes there
Colonies: Quebec 1608
Sell public offices+ tax them
-France needs to compete w Great Britain
-1610- Henry assasinated- no king: His son Louis XII takes throne, Marie de Medici appoints
richelieu
What were the jobs of intendents? - Correct Answer- -appointed from nobility of the robe not
sword
-recruit soldiers
-supervise tax collection
-watch nobility
-administer law
-Watch local economic activity
How did Richelieu gain power? What did he do? What was his saying? - Correct Answer- - 1
state, 1 religion, 1 language
-Undercut nobility: 1624, shuffled royal council to cut off the nobles, expanded intendants:
were never allowed to be in charge of where they were from: cut corruption,
-1 religion: undercut the power of the huguenots, target strongholds/state within a state
La Rochelle (v productive/populated)- sieged.
Monaco still left as last protestant stronghold
Toppled many Protestant strongholds
-1 language: French is uniform language now
Richelieu created french academy: everyone in France speaks language of Paris. Protected
languate
-Was head of state, running for Louis XII. Portrayed as a villain, but j trying to stabilize
france
-Redistrict france to undercut nobility: gerrymandering
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