Write a paragraph that relates the term czar to the term absolutism by giving two examples of czars and telling how they ruled absolutely.

Write a paragraph defining the term enlightened absolutism. Discuss one example of an eighteenth-century monarch and explain how he or she fulfilled or failed to fulfill this ideal.

Why is the reign of Louis XIV regarded as the best example of absolutism in the seventeenth century?

Write a paragraph that proves or disproves this thesis: Although absolutism was destructive in France, it had some positive effects in Russia.

Write a paragraph defining Mannerism and the baroque in art. Be sure to describe the characteristics of each style.

Write a paragraph that reports on indulgences by telling what they were, what people did to get them, who might buy or sell them, when or how they were given, and why they were considered desirable.