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class 2 exam 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Cardinal Richelieu is Physically very: | weak |
| Cardinal Richelieu was Completely and totally loyal to the interest of the: | French Crown (he wanted to expand its power) |
| Cardinal Richelieu was hired as the King's first: | minister (prime minister) |
| Ruchelieus #1 goal is to: | restore power to the french crown/monarchy |
| Richelieu's 3 step plan to restore France to greatness: | Worked to undermine the French Huguenots Undermine the French Nobility Restore France’s Reputation on the International stage. A powerhouse in western Europe |
| How long will it take Richelieu to undermine the French huguenots? | 4 years |
| Richelieu and King Louis XIII Wage military conflicts in mostly ______________against the ______________. | southern France and huguenots |
| War is fought on and off until 1628 the king of the Huguenots ____________________ in which the Huguenots will lose their _________________________independence. | signs a peace treaty;political and military |
| Due to cardinal Richelieu's peace treaty the huguenots are not a problem for the king anymore and are: | politically harmless |
| In return this peace treaty will allow for the Huguenots to: | worship freely |
| Was undermining the huguenots successfully of Richelieu? | yes |
| Some noblemen in France are so wealthy and powerful they have their own land military, ect. And they don’t have to: | answer to the king |
| Richelieu’s plan to make the nobility bend the knee: | he begins to establish a complex network of spies He creates special tribunals/courts to put on trial noble lawbreakers that break the laws of Louis XIII Richelieu will outlaw public dueling, a favorite pastime of the French nobility |
| There is a French nobleman Richelieu arrested because he was caught in a ______________ He was responsible for_____deaths by dueling. He is put on trial for murder and is found guilty. He is sentenced to ________. | public duel;22;death |
| The day before the execution of the dueling nobleman what happens? Richelieu wants to make a point, so he sends out for a_______________. | the executioner disappears;butcher. |
| Describe what happens when the executioner dissapears: | The butcher hits the top of his head instead of his neck and his family is ecstatic. He breaks tradition and tells the butcher to do it again and he misses again. The family becomes horrified. The butcher gives him 35 whacks until it finally kills him. |
| Richelieu gets french involved in the __________________ and as a result France emerges as the powerhouse on the European continent. | 30 years war |
| Richelieu dies in december of 1642 and_____________ King louis XIII dies in 1643 | 6 months later |
| King Louis XIII leaves the crown to: | his eldest son (5 years old) King Louis XIV |
| Who is King Louis XIV's regency? What was she like? | His mother Anne of Austria is his regency. Instead of having a hands on approach like the medici women she gives the regency to cardinal… |
| The early modern period is ushered in through a variety of different_______. | crises |
| First basic problems that caused the 17th century crisis: | Religious issue yet to be unsolved By this time most of the religious fighting has died down except for around germany (central europe) |
| Second basic problems that caused the 17th century crisis: | There is an economic problem A.There is economic stagnation (no growth) B. Inflation is running rampant throughout western europe |
| ___________is able to colonize America finding gold and silver bullion. This causes________. This will cause a raise in money for kings to do what they want like: | spain; inflation; (build armies, build projects) |
| Kings when low on money could________________or __________________. | borrow money privately / raise taxes on their population |
| third basic problems that caused the 17th century crisis: | Constitutional issues with absolutism Efforts were made by kings to centralize political power into their hands As kings tried to assert absolutism, there was resistance, specifically the nobility |
| The Holy Roman empire _______________ 1618-1648 | breaks out into war |
| The peace of augsburg allowed the german nobility to : | determine their religion in the lands they own |
| There was peace in the HRE until : | 1618 |
| Beginning in 1617 there is a new king on throne of Bohemia: | Ferdinand II, the brother of Charles V the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire |
| Ferdinand II is a member of the _____________family. | habsburg |
| Ferdinand II is a very intolerant____________. | catholic |
| Many of the bohemian nobles are: | protestant |
| In may of 1618 some lutheran nobles : | capture two catholic advisors of King Ferdinand II of Bohemia |
| The lutheran nobles take the catholic advisors to the city of : | Prague |
| The lutheran nobles will interrogate the Catholic advisors, find their answers not good enough, and throw them out a__________window into_____________. Somehow they___________. | 50-70 foot; the castle ditch; survive. |
| The catholics believe the advisors are _______________.The protestants believe _____________. | saved mid-fall by angels; both of the catholic advisors land in a wagon filled with bovine dung |
| The catholic advisors being thrown from a window causes the king to do what? | This causes a ruthless attack from the king |
| King Ferdinand II is not only the King of Bohemia, but also ________________ thanks to his brother. | emperor Ferdinand of the Holy Roman Empire |
| The 30 years war Starts over disagreements between: | catholic German nobles and lutheran German nobles |
| with the 30 years war Start to see an increasing number of catholic german nobles joining forces with lutheran german nobles to fight against: | the emperor because of his power |
| The 30 years war becomes an: | international war |
| On one side of the 30 years war is the catholic holy roman emperor Ferdinand II, who will ally himself with: | Spain (a hardcore catholic nation, and the leader of Spain is a Habsburg cousin). |
| On the other side of the 30 years war Sweden, Denmark, and France will ally themselves with the: | German nobility catholic and protestant. |
| ________________drops out of the 30 years war pretty early on | denmark |
| Sweden joins the 30 years war for 2 reasons: | Sweden is Lutheran, led by Gustavos Adolphus. Also Sweden is fighting for trade rights in northeastern Europe, specifically around the Baltic sea. Sweden joins the war to disrupt the traditional balance of power in Europe |
| France (richelous and king Louis) are surrounded by _____________. | The Habsburgs |
| France and ____________ get into an alliance during the 30 years war | Sweden |
| The 30 years war quickly becomes a war to determine: | the fututre balance of power in europe. |
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