What is the Catholic King who built the palace at El Escorial and sent the Spanish Armada to attack protestant England.
Phillip II
100
What is French King who came to the throne in 1589 from the House of the Bourbons and issued the Edict of Nantes.
Henry IV
100
Established himself as the head of the Church of England when the Pope would not grant a divorce.
Henry VIII
100
What is name of the family that controlled Russia for 300 years.
Romanovs
100
Helped King Louis XIV promote economic development and build trade and industry. He also helped France raise a powerful Army and Navy.
Jean Baptiste Colbert
200
What is the Calvinist Dutch leader who led a revolt against Philip using a technique called guerrilla warfare.
William of Orange
200
What is the order that guaranteed freedom of worship and political rights and ended religious wars.
edict of nantes
200
What is the greatest Monarch in England's history. She turned England into a world power
Elizabeth I
200
This ruler was ruthless in his own way, but also a led Russia into a period of modern westernization. He improved the military, secured a water port, built a new city.
Peter the Great
200
Where countries have equal strength in order to prevent any one country from dominating the others.
Balance of power
300
What is the Spanish King who also became the Holy Roman Emperor that had to divide its lands when it became too large to rule.
Charles V
300
What is the political genius who helped King Louis VIII of France become strong and worked to take power away from the nobles. He also encourage trade and industry.
Cardinal Richelieu
300
Elizabeth I had no children, her closest heir was a catholic and planned to take over the throne, but was arrested and finally beheaded.
Mary Stuart or Mary Queen of Scots
300
What is the name of the capital city created by Peter the Great?
St. Petersburg
300
What is religious group in England that wanted to purify the church for allowing some catholic practices.
Puritans
400
What is the family from Germany in which Charles V belong.
Habsburgs
400
What is officials who represented the King.
Intendants
400
What is a group of representatives that had the power to pass laws and taxes and also checked the English Monarchy.
Parliament
400
What is ruler of Russia that supported art, science, literature, and theatre. She extended serfdom and most common people remained poor. Her greatest contribution was further expansion of land and foreign policy.
Catherine the Great
400
What is L'etat, c'est moi ?
I am the State
500
List 2 reasons why Spain's empire declined
Growing population
Loss of a middle class
Inflation of prices
No Industry
500
Who was know as the Sun King?
Louis XIV
500
After the death of Elizabeth I, the new King was intelligent and educated but lacked the diplomatic sense to rule England effectively. He was from the family line of Stuarts and not the Tudors.
James I
500
What is a noble's rank based on the performance of government service?
service nobility
500
What religion did Mary Tudor (Bloody Mary) want to change England back to?