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W His 5
Question | Answer |
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Philip II | Inherited Spain, Spanish Nether land and American colonies when his father the King of Spain retired |
Absolute monarch | Rule without limits within their states' boundaries |
Devine right | God created the monarchy and the monarch acted as God's representative on Earth,answered only to God not to his subjects |
Reconquista | Campaign to drive Muslims from Spain |
Edict of Nantes | Declaration of Henry IV, the Catholic King of France,allowing the French Lutheran Huguenots to live in preach in France |
Cardinal Richelieu | King Louis XIII of Frances minister, who had extensive power over the monarchy granted by King Louis |
Skepticism | Idea that nothing can ever be known for certain |
Louis XIV | Most powerful ruler in French history, |
Intendant | People in Louis XIV's government who collected taxes and administered justice |
Jean Baptiste Colbert | French minister of finance for Louis XIV |
War of the Spanish Succession | |
Versailles | Louis XIV's palace built about 11 miles southwest of Paris |