Absolutism
What is Versailles and who built it?
Center of French government, built by Louis XIV
Why did Phillip II of Spain invade England?
To make it Catholic
To control their trade
The Roundheads/ supporters of Parliament
The Edict of Nantes established ___________ as the official religion of France, but allowed ____________ to practice freely.
Catholicism, Protestants
What is an absolute monarch?
A monarch who exercises complete control over their kingdom
Peter the Great wants to make Russia more what?
Western (like the rest of Europe) and modern
What ended the French Wars of Religion?
Edict of Nantes
In 1588, who attacked England trying to gain European supremacy?
Spain (Armada)
What are Huguenots?
French Protestants
What change in English government happened after Oliver Cromwell's death?
Restoration of the monarchy & Parliament
The idea that kings are appointed by God to rule.
Who became Queen of England in 1558?
Elizabeth Tudor (Elizabeth I)
What effect on government did the English Civil War have?
Monarchy was ended and Cromwell set up a military dictatorship
What did Parliament pass in France limiting the rule of King Charles I?
Petition of Rights
Who took England's throne from James II with no bloodshed?
William or Orange & his wife Mary
What TWO religions were at the center of conflict during this time period in Europe?
Catholicism & Protestantism
In England, what law was created stating the Queen was the only supreme governor of church AND state?
Act of Supremacy
What did BOTH John Locke & Thomas Hobbes think should exist in society?
A government
What idea came about at the end of the 30 Years War?
National sovereignty
In what ways was Louis XIV an absolute monarch?
Controlled all facets of society - military and war, economy and labor, the nobility...
Why did the Spanish Netherlands break away from Spain (under King Phillip II's control)?
The king's control was too harsh
Name 2 issues that Europe faced in the 1600s:
Declining economies
Social tensions (witchcraft)
Decline in populations
Religious conflicts
What 1689 document does this come from?
"That the claimed power to ignore laws or enforce laws by royal authority, as it has been done recently, is illegal."
English Bill of Rights (1689)
Name THREE of Henry VIII's wives
Possible responses:
Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard, Katherine Parr
What was the English Civil War, and who fought on each side?
Conflict between King Charles I and Parliament. Fought by supporters of the King (Cavaliers) and supporters of Parliament (Roundheads).