Questions
A fleet of warships
Armanda
The Dutch leader William of Orange, who was he?
The husband of Mary, and daughter King James II of England.
Who and where was defeated and executed?
-Charles I
-English Civil War
Who wrote the Leviathan? (an absolute ruler is needed to preserve the social order)
Thomas Hobbes
What did famine, war, and diseases create?
Social tensions in 16th century Europe
What were the Huguenots and who were they influenced by?
French Protestants and a powerful political threat to the French Monarchy John Calvin.
Who did France fight against?
Holy Roman Empire and Spain
Art and music of the 17th century reflected what?
The religious and political conflicts of the time
What did Oliver Cramwell's defeat of the King of ENgland's forces allow him to do?
Take control of England and establish a military dictatorship.
What happened by the end of Philip's reign?
Spain had became the most populous empire in the World
Locke's argument were used in 18th century to support what?
Demands for a constitutional gov (gov gets its power from people)
What did the Stuart ruler (King James I) believe in?
the divine right of Kings
What happened with the Protestsans and Catholics in the 1500s?
Religious and political conflicts erupted in many European nations.
Architectural style characterized by elaborate arramenation and contrasting elements
What was the main purpose of the thirty-year war?
To gain political leadership in Europe.
Belief that the King gets his power from God and not his subjects
Divine right of Kings
An artistic movement that ejected the Re ideals of balance and proportion
Mannerism
Who was the king of Spain?
Philip II
Supporters of King Charles I in the English Civil War
Cavaliers
Independence of a state combined with the right and power of regulating itself without foreign interference
National sovereignty
Who was the great write of the golden age of Spanish literature and became an important figure in Spanish lit?
Miguel de Cervants
Hobbes believed that humans were what?
Guided by basic survival instincts
In England, why did William Shakespeare get viewed as a genius?
His works show keen insight into human nature
All humans have natural right including life, liberty, and property
John Locke
What did the peace of Westphaliea end and in what year and why?
-The thirty year war's war in 1648
-dissolved the Holy Roman Empire