Question 1

Between the account of Louis XIV's day, and the art and architecture of Versailles Palace, what role do you think "image" played in enforcing the absolutism of the French monarchy?  How did Louis implement systems to decrease the power of his detractors?​

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Question 2

Do you think there was a significant difference between the Wars of Religion and the Thirty Years' War (1618-48)?  What made it so, and how did the outcomes vary?

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Question 3

Compare and contrast the absolute monarchies that emerged in France, Prussia, Austria, and Russia. How did England avoid the path of absolutism?

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Question 4

What were the major factors that removed Russia from the policies and culture of Western Europe, and why did Peter the Great use Europe as a model for Russia to emulate in his quest for modernization?​

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Question 5

Explain the differences between the Continental (Protestant), English, and Catholic Reformations. ​

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Question 6

What could you argue were the political reasons underlying the Wars of Religion between the sixteenth and late seventeenth centuries? ​

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Question 7

Of the major individuals discussed in this chapter, who was the most "modern" and who was the least modern? In answering this question, a definition of "modern" is required.

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Quiz 2: Europe Transformed: Reform and State Building

Between the account of Louis XIV's day, and the art and architecture of Versailles Palace, what role do you think "image" played in enforcing the absolutism of the French monarchy? How did Louis implement systems to decrease the power of his detractors?​

Do you think there was a significant difference between the Wars of Religion and the Thirty Years' War (1618-48)? What made it so, and how did the outcomes vary?

Compare and contrast the absolute monarchies that emerged in France, Prussia, Austria, and Russia. How did England avoid the path of absolutism?

What were the major factors that removed Russia from the policies and culture of Western Europe, and why did Peter the Great use Europe as a model for Russia to emulate in his quest for modernization?​

Explain the differences between the Continental (Protestant), English, and Catholic Reformations. ​

What could you argue were the political reasons underlying the Wars of Religion between the sixteenth and late seventeenth centuries? ​

Of the major individuals discussed in this chapter, who was the most "modern" and who was the least modern? In answering this question, a definition of "modern" is required.

Between the account of Louis XIV's day, and the art and architecture of Versailles Palace, what role do you think "image" played in enforcing the absolutism of the French monarchy? How did Louis implement systems to decrease the power of his detractors?

What were the major factors that removed Russia from the policies and culture of Western Europe, and why did Peter the Great use Europe as a model for Russia to emulate in his quest for modernization?

Explain the differences between the Continental (Protestant), English, and Catholic Reformations.

What could you argue were the political reasons underlying the Wars of Religion between the sixteenth and late seventeenth centuries?