Question 1

How did Parliament limit William and Mary's power following the Glorious Revolution?

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Question 2

Why did Spain decline during the seventeenth century?

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Question 3

Gaspar de Guzman, Count-Duke of Olivares was Richelieu's contemporary, but while Richelieu succeeded, Olivares failed. Why did Olivares fail?

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Question 4

What were the two competing forces in the politics of the Dutch Provinces?

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Question 5

How did Gustavus Adolphus enable Sweden to become the dominant power in Europe?

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Question 6

Why did absolutism not emerge in Poland?

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Question 7

What role did the army play in Brandenburg-Prussia?

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Question 8

How did Emperor Leopold I change the government of Hungary?

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Question 9

How did Ivan the Terrible almost undo the achievements of his predecessors?

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Question 10

How did Peter the Great attempt to implement his new vision of Russia?

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Question 11

Absolutism was one of the key developments in the seventeenth century. How and why did absolutism develop in Europe during this period?

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Question 12

How did European rulers respond to the crises of the mid-seventeenth century?

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Question 13

Historians continue to debate the broader question of absolutism and what it marked in European history. Was absolutism an innovation, a myth, or a collaborative project?

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Question 14

Absolutism and limited monarchy were two points on a spectrum. Using specific examples, explain this spectrum and discuss where the chosen examples fit on the spectrum.

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Question 15

How did Louis XIV establish the pinnacle of royal absolutism in Europe?

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Question 16

Absolutism was only one possible form of government in seventeenth-century Europe. A number of other kingdoms developed systems of limited monarchy. How did limited monarchy develop in the seventeenth century?

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Question 17

How did the Habsburgs increase royal power and control in their dynastic empire?

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Question 18

How did Russia become part of Europe?

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Question 19

How did absolutism emerge in the Baltic states?

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Question 20

How did Brandenburg-Prussia rise to prominence?

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Quiz 6: Absolute and Limited Monarchies in the Seventeenth Century