Spain
Who was the main absolute monarch of Spain?
Philip II
Henry VIII and Elizabeth I were the last two rulers of England from which family?
The Tudor family!
What was the Defenestration of Prague, and what conflict did it start?
Two royal Catholic officials were thrown from a window in Prague, and this began the Thirty Years' War
Who was the name of the absolute monarch of Russia?
Peter the Great
What does Absolute Monarchy mean?
Complete control in the hands of a single king/queen
Who was the monarch who issued the Edict of Nantes?
Where does the Stuart family of rulers come from?
Scotland
What family was Maria Theresa a part of?
Habsburg family
What was the main goal of Peter the Great, and the main reason he toured Western Europe?
Westernization of Russia
What family was Philip II a part of?
Habsburg family
The Edict of Nantes granted Huguenots what?
Religious freedom...
Until Louis XIV took it away
What were the two sides in the English Civil War, and who did each support?
Roundheads --> Parliament
Cavaliers --> King Charles I
What officially ended the Thirty Years' War?
What was Peter the Great looking to establish with territorial expansion of Russia?
A warm-water port
Why did the Spanish Habsburg line end?
Charles II was unable to have children due to inbreeding
Who was the mastermind of absolutism in France?
Cardinal Richelieu
TWO-PART QUESTION
Who was the creator of the "New Model Army", and what made this army different?
Oliver Cromwell
Ranks based on SKILL not status/wealth
Maria Theresa inherited the Holy Roman Empire and was challenged immediately by whom for the province of Silesia?
Frederick The Great of Prussia
What was the nickname of St. Petersburg?
"Window on the West"
TWO PART QUESTION
How many times did Philip II attempt to send the Armada to England, and which is the most famous?
Five Times, and the 2nd attempt in 1588!
What reformer inspired the religious beliefs of Huguenots in France?
John Calvin
What is the difference between an absolute monarchy, and a CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY?
Absolute monarchy --> All power is in hands of royalty
Constitutional monarchy --> royal power limited by a "constitution", law, or government branch. (Ex. English Bill of Rights)
What instrument did Frederick II want to play that his father refused?
Flute
What is the name of the strait between Russia and the Americas that was discovered under Peter the Great?
Bering Strait