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Absolutism In Europe
The Absolute Monarch of Europe
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Absolutism | A period of history where monarchs had unlimited power over their countries |
| Type of power absolute monarchs had | Unlimited |
| The decline of this religious body brought the rise of absolutism | Catholic Church |
| Divine Right | States that rulers get their rights to rule from God |
| Peace of Augsburg | Agreement that gave each German prince right to decide if his state would be Catholic or Protestant |
| Signer of the Peace of Augsburg | Charles V |
| Ruler of Spain after Charles V | Phillip II |
| Country attacked by Spanish Armada | England |
| Year Spanish Armada was destroyed | 1588 |
| Writer of Don Quixote | Miguel de Cervantes |
| Don Quixote | First modern European novel |
| Emperor who split empire between brother and son | Charles V |
| Spanish king responsible for Spanish Armada | Phillip II |
| 4 reasons for Spanish decline | 1. Inbreeding 2. No manufacturing in Spain 3. Influx of gold causing inflation 4. Netherlands broke away |
| Catholic queen of France ordered Huguenots in Paris killed | St. Bartholomeuw's Day Massacre |
| Huguenots | French Protestant |
| Signer of the Edict of Nantes | Henry IV |
| Stated Subjects no longer had to follow religion of throne; for French Catholics, ended religious wars, but Catholicism is the official religion | Edict of Nantes |
| Advisor who ruled during the weak reign of Louis XIII | Cardinal Richelieu |
| Nickname of Louis XIV | The Sun King |
| Louis XIV stated "I am ...." | The state |
| Treasurer of France who saved the French economy during the reign of Louis XIV | Jean Baptiste Colbert |
| War which began over the heir to the Spanish throne | War of Spanish Sucession |
| Treaty that ended the War of Spanish Sucession | Treaty of Utrecht |
| The Treaty of Utrecht stated France and Spain could never have this | Same monarch |
| Ruling dynasty of England that included Henry VIII and Elizabeth I | Tudor |
| Most hated English monarch | Bloody Mary |
| Dynasty which ruled England after the Tudors | Stuarts |
| King who commissioned the King James Bible | James I |
| 3 issues over which James I clashed with Parliament | Money, Authority, Religion |
| Document signed and ignored by Charles I | Petition of Right |
| War between Parliament and King Charles I | English Civil War |
| Supported the king during English Civil War | Cavaliers or Royalists |
| Supporters of Parliament during English Civil War | Roundheads |
| 1st reigning English monarch to be tried and executed | Charles I |
| Leader of New Model Army who became Lord Protectorate of England | Oliver Cromwell |
| English Protestants of the late 1500’s and most of the 1600’s that want to purify Church of England through Reform | Puritans |
| Known as the Merry Monarch | Charles II |
| Name for the period during which the English monarchy and English culture was restored | Restoration |
| A government ruled by Parliament with no king | Commonwealth |
| Bloodless overthrow of English king James II | Glorious Revolution |
| King and Queen after Glorious Revolution | William and Mary |
| Document prevented monarch from levying taxes without consent of Parliament, among other provisions – Generally limited the power of the monarchy | English Bill of Rights |
| Czar | Ruler of Russia |
| Russian czar who instituted good reforms but became known as the Terrible | Ivan |
| Russian czar who was committed to westernizing Russia | Peter the Great |
| Westernization | Bringing elements of Western culture into a country |
| Boyars | Russian landowners |
| Warm water port acquired by Peter the Great | St. Petersburg |
| New Capital of Russia under Peter the Great | St. Petersburg |
| Czarina of Russia who saw herself as the successor of Peter the Great and continued his reforms | Catherine the Great |
| Powerful ruling family who ruled both Austria and Spain; included Maria Theresa | Hapsburgs |
| Rival family of the Hapsburgs; controlled Prussia | Hohenzollerns |
| War that began due to large conflicts between the Protestants and Catholics | Thirty Years War |
| Treaty which ended the Thirty Years War | Treaty of Westphalia |
| Ruler of Austria who limited the workday of peasants, reduced the power of noble lords, and strengthened the power of the Austrian monarchy | Maria Theresa |
| Changed Austrian law to allow Maria Theresa to rule & keep Austrian lands under one Hapsburg ruler | Pragmatic Sanction |
| Prussian king who challenged Maria Theresa's reign | Frederick the Great |
| War between Austria and Prussia over land and Austrian ruler | War of Austrian Succession |
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