Question

reading activity 7 - 3
response to crisis: absolutism
directions: fill in the blanks below as you read section 3.
i. ________________ is a system in which a ruler holds total ____________.
a. in seventeenth - century europe, absolutism was tied to the divine ______________.
b. the reign of __________________ in france is the best example of absolutism.

1. cardinal richelieu strengthened the __________________ by limiting rights and spying on the nobles.
2. louis xiv called himself the __________________.
3. louis xiv had complete authority over ____________, the __________ and ____________.

ii. ________________ and ________________ emerged as european powers after the thirty years’ war.
a. prussia was a small territory with no natural ______________ for defense.

1. frederick william built a large and efficient ______________.
2. in 1701 frederick william’s son ______________ officially became king.

b. the __________________ had long served as emperors in the holy roman empire.

1. in the seventeenth century, they had lost the ______________ empire.
2. after the defeat of the turks in 1683, austria took control of all of ____________, __________, __________, and ____________.

iii. ivan iv became the first russian ruler to take the title of ______________, or caesar.
a. the most prominent member of the __________________ dynasty was peter the great.
b. peter was especially eager to borrow european ______________ to modernize the army and navy.
c. a hard - fought war with ______________ enabled the building of st. petersburg.

Explanation:

This is a history - related fill - in - the - blank exercise focusing on the concept of absolutism in 17th - century Europe, the rise of European powers after the Thirty Years' War, and the development of Russia under Ivan IV and Peter the Great. Knowledge of historical events, rulers, and their actions is required to fill in the blanks.

Answer:

1. Absolutism
2. Power
3. Right
4. Louis XIV
5. Royal power
6. Sun King
7. Government; economy; society
8. Prussia; Austria
9. Barriers
10. Army
11. Frederick I
12. Habsburgs
13. Bohemian
14. Hungary
15. Transylvania
16. Croatia
17. Slavonia
18. Tsar
19. Romanov
20. Technology
21. Victory over Sweden