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test 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are one of the causes of absolutism? | Religious and territorial conflicts |
| Who was the ruler of Spain? | Phillip II |
| What was the theory of Divine Right? | The power to rule given by God |
| What 2 things did an Absolute Ruler control? | Government and Religion |
| What was the declaration of religious toleration called? | The Edict of Nantes |
| Who ruled after Henry IV died? | Louis VIII |
| Who was Cardinal Richelieu? | Louis VIII's Minister |
| What was skepticism? | a philosophy based on the idea that nothing can be known for certain |
| What did writers think about the churches after skepticism? | attitude of doubt toward churches that claimed to have the only correct set of doctrines |
| What was Louis XIV's View of him and the state? | That they were one and the same |
| How old was Louis XIV when he cam to power? | 4 years old |
| Who was the true ruler of France? | Richelieu’s successor, Cardinal Mazarin |
| How did Louis XIV weaken the power of the nobility? | By not including them in his councils |
| Louis XIV increased the power of? | intendant |
| What was an intendant? | a French government official appointed by the monarch to collect taxes and administer justice |
| What was the Thirty Years’ War? | Thirty Years’ War was a European conflict over religion and territory and for power among ruling families, lasting from 1618 to 1648 |
| What was the Peace of Westphalia? | The Peace of Westphalia ended the war |
| What was one consequence of The Peace of Westphalia? | weakened the Hapsburg states of Spain and Austria |
| Who was the first Czar? | Ivan the Terrible |
| Who were the land owning nobles? | boyars |
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