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100
Skepticism, the idea that nothing can be known for certain, was developed by thinkers from this country.
What is France?
100
Took the throne after King James died.
Who was Charles I?
100
A group of ministers that acted in the ruler's name but represented the major party of Parliament.
Who were the "Cabinet"?
100
Became the strongest king of his time.
Who was Louis XIV?
100
The Cavaliers and the Roundheads were the two sides involved in the _________ War.
What is the English Civil War?
200
Charles II ruled this country.
What is England?
200
Name the two rulers that created a constitutional monarchy where laws limit the power of the ruler.
Who were William and Mary?
200
The idea that God created the monarchy.
What is Divine Right?
200
This Spanish king had an empire that created incredible wealth.
Who was Phillip II?
200
The ______________ developed in to a great economic power due to government stability.
What is the Dutch?
300
El Greco and Velazquez were from this country.
What is Spain?
300
In the English Civil War, the Puritan general who defeated the Cavaliers was...
Who was Oliver Cromwell?
300
The idea that nothing can be known for certain.
What is skepticism?
300
Henry of Navarre's declaration of religious tolerance is called.
What is the Edict of Nantes?
300
Phillip of Spain inherited 3 countries/properties from his father.
What is Spain, the Spanish Netherlands, and the American colonies?
400
Phillip II was from this country.
What is Spain?
400
Louis XIV's minister was a hard working leader of the Catholic Church.
Who was Cardinal Richelieu?
400
A period of Rule of Charles II of England is called...
What is the Restoration?
400
French Protestants
Who were the Huguenots?
400
Name one of the two famous Spanish artists from the period.
Who were El Greco and Velazquez?
500
The most powerful country in Europe at this time due to its population and army.
What is France?
500
Name the French thinker who created "the essay", a new form of writing.
Who was Montaigne?
500
The two sides of the English Civil War.
What were the Cavaliers and the Roundheads?
500
The main unsettled issue in Queen Elizabeth's reign was...
What is how much power Parliament would have in governing?
500
Name 3 examples of problems that led to the Age of Absolutism in Europe during the 17th Century.
What is religious conflicts and fighting over territory, peasants revolted because of high taxes, monarchs increased their power to regulate everything, increased size of courts and created new gov't agencies?
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