Guided Reading 14-3
I. ________________ is a system in which a ruler holds total ________________.
a. In seventeenth-century Europe, absolutism was tide to the divine ________________.
b. The reign of ________________ in France is the best example of absolutism.
i. Cardinal Richelieu strengthened the ________________ by limiting rights and spying on nobles.
ii. Louis XIV called himself the ________________.
iii. Louis 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.
i. Frederick William built the ________________ largest army in Europe.
ii. In 1701, Frederick William’s son ________________ officially became king.
b. The ________________ had long served as emperors in the Holy Roman Empire.
i. In the seventeenth century, they had lost the ________________ Empire.
ii. After the defeat of the Turks in 1687, 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.