Spain/Absolute Monarchs
France
Central Europe
Russia
England
100
Who defeated the Spanish Armada?
Great Britain
100
What was the Edict of Nantes?
edict on religious toleration
100

The absolute ruler of Prussia was

Frederick the Great

100

Where is Russia?

Eastern Europe

100
This Puritan leader abolished the monarchy and ruled as a military dictator
Oliver Cromwell
200
Why did King Philip fight many wars?
Philip II believed it was his duty to defend Protestantism from its enemies in Europe and the Ottoman Empire.
200
Why did France have eight civil wars between 1562 and 1598?
religious differences betwen the Protestants (Hugeunots) and Catholics
200

Were Austria and Prussia French, Russian, or Germanic?

Germanic

200
How did Peter improve the Russian Army
expanded army and hired European officers to train soldiers who served for life; imposed heavy taxes to pay for his huge, improved army
200

Where are England and Spain

Western Europe

300
what was the novel Don Quixote de la Mancha about?
Don Quixote de la Mancha, Miguel de Cervantes wrote about a poor Spanish nobleman who chases after windmills.
300
Who were the Huguenots
French Protestants
300
Under Maria Theresa, Austria’s greatest enemy was
Prussia
300
Why did Peter the Great build the city of St. Petersburg?
He wanted a city on a seaport that would make it easier to travel to the West
300
This prevented monarchs from jailing people for purely political reasons and from indefinitely holding prisoners without trial
habeus corpus
400
How did the concept of divine right help absolute monarchs?
divine right stated the right to rule came from god
400
Why was Henry of Navare important to France?
was a Protestant prince who became a Catholic king and ended the Civil Wars
400
Who inherited the Austrian throne only after Charles VI had the other European powers sign an agreement declaring they would recognize the heir?
Maria Theresa
400
What were some of the things Peter the Great did to westernize Russia?
started first Russian newspaper; ordered nobles to adopt Western fashions; raised status of women by having them attend social gatherings; advanced education by opening schools and ordering some to leave Russia to study
400
What was the significance of the English Bill of Rights?
It made clear the limits of royal power
500
Define an absolute monarch
a ruler who governs alone and is not restrained by laws, a constitution, or custom
500
Who was the Sun King and what was the palace he built?
Louis XIV and Versailles
500

What was the Thirty Years War a conflict over?

religion, territory, and power

500
Why was Russia culturally different from western Europe?
It had a feudal rather than a commercial economy. It had been influenced by Constantinople and the Mongols and followed Orthodox Christianity.
500
This ended with a victory by the Roundheads and the death of Charles I
English Civil War
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