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100

Protestants are called... in France. Richelieu persecuted them severely---what are 2 things he did to them?

What are Huguenots; murdered/kidnapped/spied/destroyed churches.

100

This absolutist man lost his head! 

This OTHER absolutist man lost his mind by making a treaty with Louis XIV.

Who is Charles I & Charles II?

100

Gustavus Adolphus was known as... AND what nation was he the king of?

What is the Lion of the North? & Sweden

100

This was the immediate cause of the 30 years war.

What is the (3rd)

 ã€‹Defenestration of Prague?《

100

Finish the line: Power ______ & absolute power __________...

What is corrupts & corrupts absolutely?

200

These are the 5 elements to gain control/elements of a society.

What are...

The Military, Economics, Religion, Politics, and Social Aspects?

200

1. This man is the namesake of a colonial town in Virginia, a commissioned version of the Bible, and was the 6TH of his name in Scotland, also the son of Mary Queen of Scots.

2. This other man was a Stuart as well, and he was a Catholic absolutist but at an old age had an heir which led to the Glorious Revolution. 

Who is James I & James II?

200

This is the meaning of SUCCESSION. These are the 2 wars of this time fought over succession.

What is who will lead the country next? 

-Spanish Succession (1701-1714) & Austrian Succession (1740-1748)

200

This land of Habsburgs was plagued by many dissident groups & powerful neighbors. THIS is the main minority group that would later become its own country. 

What is Austria & What is Hungary/Hungarians?

200

One famously stated of the land of Frederick the Great: ________________ is not a ____________ with a ____________ but a _____________ with a ___________.

What is Prussia is not a state with a military but a military with a state?

300

Explain how Louis XIV rendered his nobles useless. Include the name of his palace and one extravagant thing there.

-distraction @ Versailles

-ceremony, orange groves, portraits, gold everywhere, balls and exotic entertainment, hall of mirrors, feasting, drunkeness, affairs, etc.

300

The English Bill of Rights was passed under William & Mary. It provided for these 3 things.

What is....

-civil rights

-limited royal power

-no monarch can be Catholic 

300

In the war of the Spanish Succession, Louis XIV wanted to give his grandson, _____this guy___________ the throne so he could do what? 

Who is Philip V ---TO unit the thrones of Spain & France?

300

Louis XIV was so old that this relative was his heir.

Who is his great grandson? 

300

Frederick the Great took ___________ of Poland in the 7 Years War.

What is Silesia?

400

Thomas Hobbes proposed absolutist control from a non-Christian view that people were evil & needed kings to act like THIS sea monster.

What is Leviathan? Stretching tentacles to all areas of life

400

The Roundheads had this haircut, this religion, and sided with this body of government. 

The Cavaliers had this haircut, this religion and sided with him.

What is short/Puritan/Parliament roundheads? & 

What is long haired/Anglican&Catholic/King's Crew Cavaliers?

400

Catherine the Great fought & got access to the _________________ by fighting the Turks (1768-1774) but EARLIER Peter the Great took over the _____________ region by the Great Northern War (1700-1721).

What is the Black Sea & Baltic?

400

These were the 2 constant rival groups.

Who are Prussia vs Austria & Britain vs France?

400

Louis XIV famously said --- 


I am the _____________ & 1_____, 1 ______, 1 ____________.

What is I am the state & 1 king, 1 law, 1 faith?

500

This man pursued mercantilist goals for France as a minister to Louis XIV.

Who is COLBERT?

500

For up to 1000 points if you choose to take on this question: Define HEMEJCOCCJWM.

Otherwise for regular 500: This is the name of Oliver Cromwell's son and what happened to his reign.

Who is Henry VIII

EDWARD

MARY 

ELIZABETH

JAMES I 

CHARLES I 

OLIVER CROMWELL

JAMES II 

CHARLES II

WILLIAM & MARY


Richard, he let Parl. Reconvene and they chose Charles II instead of him.

500

This treaty ended the 30 years war (give the year as well) and established this concept (in latin & its meaning).

What is the Treaty of Westphalia 1648, cuius regio  eius religio---Whose realm, his religion.

500

Frederick the Great advanced culture by....

Frederick the Great advanced education, religious toleration, music, philosophy, ended torture for his people.

500

Fill in the blanks: Robert ___________fought for the Brits in _________this subcontinent__________, winning the Battle of _______this______.

What is Clive, India, Plassey?

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