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100
A king or queen with complete authority over the government
What is an absolute monarch?
100
Louis XIV was also known as this after he declared, "I am the state."
What is the Sun King?
100
Parliamentary advisors to the king who in time gained official status
What is a cabinet?
100
This Catholic country was clearly a winner when the Thirty Years' War ended
What is France?
100
This Spanish king provided the "muscle" for the Catholic Church as he provided men, arms, and money to fight Protestants all over Europe
Who is Phillip II?
200
The belief that a ruler’s authority comes directly from God
What is divine right?
200
The extravagant palace Louis XIV built 12 miles outside of Paris
What is the Palace of Versailles?
200
Leader of the supporters of Parliament during which the English Civil War, who went on to lead the short-lived Commonwealth
Who is Oliver Cromwell?
200
This series of treaties ended the Thirty Years' War
What is Peace of Westphalia?
200
Philip II's most powerful Protestant rival
Who is Elizabeth I?
300
The lighter and faster English ships were successful in defeating this when they encountered it in 1588
What is the Spanish Armada?
300
This ritual of helping to dress to the king help Louis XIV keep his nobles in their place
What is the levee?
300
During the English Civil War, supporters of King Charles I were called Cavaliers who fought Oliver Cromwell and these supporters of Parliment
Who are the Roundheads?
300
The event where Protestant noblemen threw two royal officials of Emperor Freniard out of a window.
What is Defenestration of Prague?
300
Stuart monarch who dissolved Parliament, and then lost his head
Who is Charles I?
400
Charles I of Spain changed his name to Charles V when he came to rule this empire.
What is the Hapsburg Empire?
400
This Protestant king of France converted to Catholicism
Who is Henry IV
400
This bloodless event saw the overthrow of James II in favor of his Protestant daughter Mary and her husband William
What is the Glorious Revolution?
400
A distribution of military and economic power among nations to prevent any one country from becoming too strong.
What is the balance of powers?
400
Became king of Prussia in 1740 after his strict father raised him in military values
Who is Fredrick the II or Fredrick the Great?
500
This economic policy strengthen national economies by exporting more goods that were imported
What is mercantilism?
500
This medieval French council never meant between 1614 and 1789?
What is the Estates General?
500
This document starts' "Whereas, the late King James II did endeavor to subvert and extirpate the Protestant religion and the laws and liberties of this kingdom."
What is the English Bill of Rights?
500
The Austrian province where Frederick II of Prussia seized Hapsburg lands
What is Silesia?
500
This monarch issued the Edict of Nantes, which granted religious toleration to Huguenots
Who is Henry IV?
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