1) According
to Merriman, why did people embrace absolutist rule?
2) According
to Merriman, what were the characteristics of absolute rule?
3) According
to his Memoirs, upon his accession to the throne, what problems
did Louis XIV find himself confronting?
4) According
to his Memoirs, how did Louis XIV ensure that he retained control
of his state?
5) From
what you have read of Frederick the Great's Works, how did he
seek to limit the impact of war and the army on Prussian society?
6) According
to the excerpt from his Works, whom did Frederick recruit in
his armies and why? What special problems did these recruits present?
How did Frederick seek to solve these problems?
