What was the group of Spanish ships gathered to invade England called?
An Armada
100
What did the Protestant Henry IV do to become king of France?
Converted to Catholicism
100
What happened to Charles I that ended his time as King of England?
Beheaded
100
Who was the Prussian king that expanded the territory held by his country?
Hint: Same first name as Mr. Flintstone
Fredrick the Great
100
Where did Peter the Great go to learn more advanced ideas than what Russia had been using?
Western Europe
200
What religion was Phillip II a follower of that he wanted to spread to the rest of Europe?
Catholicism
200
What religious leader was an influential figure who served under Louis XIV?
Hint: His title is the same as the baseball team in St. Louis.
Cardinal Richelieu
200
What group believed the Catholic Church was corrupt and wanted it removed from the Church of England?
Hint: They would be the same group that had the Salem Witch Trials in America.
Puritans
200
What would we call a warrior for hire?
Mercenary
200
Who defeated Russia when they tried to take territory to get access to the Black Sea?
The Turks
300
Who was the writer of Don Quixote?
Hint: Think of the kind of wrestling athletes compete in at the Olympics.
El Greco
300
What was the nickname Louis XIV gave to himself that was meant to add to the idea that he was the center of the universe?
The Sun King
300
What country was the rival with Austria for control of the German states?
Hint: Mozart and Schwarzenager are from there.
Austria
300
Who were the land owning nobles of Russia?
Boyars
400
What is the system of one ruler handing down power to the next in their family?
Monarchy
400
What was the palace built to show off the wealth of the king of France?
Hint: Also where the treaty that ended WWI was signed and a shares same name as town near Lexington.
Versailles
400
What system limited the power held by the monarchy through laws?
Constitutional Government
400
What happened to the boundaries that the Thirty Years War that started in the small territory of Bohemia over the course of the conflict?
Expanded to include all of Europe.
400
Who was the German born Czarina that wanted to make her new country of Russia more involved with the rest of Europe?
Catherine the Great
500
What happened to Charles V that ended his time as king of Spain?
Abdicated
500
What was the name given to the French Protestants?
Huguenots
500
Who was the leader of the Puritans against the Monarchy in the Glorious revolution?
Oliver Cromwell
500
What treaty was signed to formally end the Thirty Year's War?
Treaty of Westphallia
500
What kind of allows the ruler to have unlimited power?