3.1 and 3.2 vocab quiz

Question 1

absolute monarch

Answer 1

a ruler who has complete authority over the government and lives of the people he or she governs

Question 2

divine right

Answer 2

the idea that a rulers authority came directly from God

Question 3

armada

Answer 3

fleet of ships

Question 4

intendant

Answer 4

an official appointed by French king Louis XIV to govern the provinces, collect taxes and recruit soldiers

Question 5

balance of power

Answer 5

distribution of military and economic power that prevents any one nation from becoming too strong

Question 6

mercenary

Answer 6

a soldier serving in a foreign country for pay

Question 7

depopulation

Answer 7

reduction in the number of people in an area

Question 8

westernization

Answer 8

adoption of western ideas, technology, and culture

Question 9

boyar

Answer 9

landowning noble in Russia under the tsars

Question 10

autocrat

Answer 10

a leader with unlimited power

Question 11

warm-water port

Answer 11

a port that is free of ice year-round

Question 12

partition

Answer 12

a division into pieces