Religion
Religion that was dominant in both France and Spain. Has close ties to Rome.
What is Catholicism?
This English monarch was leader in exploration and even defeated the Spanish Armada.
Who is Elizabeth I?
Under Ferdinand and Isabella, this state created the Inquisition.
What is Spain?
After a short stint with Catholicism with her sister Mary, this monarch takes the throne and swiftly brings back Protestantism.
Who is Elizabeth I?
This elaborate palace was built by Louis XIV and featured rooms such as the Hall of Mirrors
What is the Palace of Versailles?
Most absolute monarchs felt that this concept gave them power from god.
What is divine right?
This Spanish King led Spain to several costly wars. And we can't forget about how he married his niece.
Who is Phillip II?
A person who goes against established doctrine, particularly in regard to religion.
What is a heretic?
One of Peter the Great's stranger reforms. He instituted this type of tax, preferring a more clean shaven look.
What is a beard tax?
Louis XIV gave himself this nickname due feeling as though he was the center of the French state and after the god Apollo
What is the Sun King?
King Henry VIII had a notorious feud with the pope, resulting in the passing of this act which created the Church of England
What is the Act of Supremacy?
Divorce, Beheaded, Divorce, Beheaded. This English monarch really had a thing for patterns throughout his six marriages.
Who is Henry VIII?
Carrying on the Spanish Inquisition, Phillip II continued using practices such as this to force confessions from accused heretics
What is torture?
Henry VIII's passage of the Act of Supremacy established someone new as the head of the church. So long Pope!
Who is the King?
Henry VIII married six times in his life. His motivation for doing so was to secure a what?
What is a male heir?
Unlike some rulers, Frederick the Great was ________ towards religion
What is tolerant?
This Russian Tsar was known for his reforms and push towards westernization. And naming places after himself.
Who is Peter the Great?
The Inquisitions goal was to root out non-catholics, specifically these two groups.
This city was created by Peter the great as a window to the west
What is St. Petersburg?
The period of absolute monarchs comes to end due to this.
What are revolutions by the people?
Louis XIV revoked this edict, removing protections for French Protestants
What is the Edict of Nantes?
This Prussian monarch was known for being a rejector of divine right, some may even call him "Enlightened"
Who is Frederick the Great?
The Spanish Inquisition and Edict of Nantes both impacted society due to expelling religious groups who were skilled artisans. This negatively impacted their ___________
What is economy?
While the Frederick the Great was hailed as an "Enlightened" monarch, he was not perfect. Specifically his keeping of this system in which peasants were bound to land.
What is serfdom?
What is strong/powerful?