Spain's Empire and European Absolutism
King of Spain, 1556-98, who sent an Armada against England; husband of Mary I of England. Who am I?
Answer: Philip II.
King of France, 1643-1715; absolute monarchy reached a climax in France during his reign. Who am I?
Answer: Louis XIV.
King of Prussia, 1740-86. Who am I?
Answer: Frederick the Great (or Frederick II).
Grand duke of Muscovy, 1533-47, and first czar of Russia, 1547-84. Who am I?
Answer: Ivan the Terrible (or Ivan IV).
King of England and Ireland from 1625 until executed in 1649 (son of James I). Who am I?
Answer: Charles I.
The idea that monarchs are God’s representatives on earth and are therefore answerable only to God. Who am I?
Answer: divine right.
A French government official appointed to the monarch to collect taxes and administer justice ...
Answer: intendant.
Archduchess of Austria, queen of Hungary and Bohemia, 1740-80. Who am I?
Answer: Maria Theresa.
Czar of Russia, 1682-1725. Who am I?
Answer: Peter the Great (or Peter I).
British general, Puritan statesman, and Lord Protector of the Commonwealth, 1653-58. Who am I?
Answer: Oliver Cromwell.
A seaport in W Greece on the Strait of Lepanto, a strait opening into the Gulf of Corinth: Turkish sea-power was destroyed here in a famous naval battle, 1571 ...
Answer: Lepanto.
French statesman and financier: Controller-General of Finances, 1665-83. Who am I?
Answer: Jean Baptiste Colbert.
A European conflict over religion, over territory, and for power among ruling families, lasting from 1618 to 1648 ...
Answer: Thirty Years' War.
An adoption of the social, political, or economic institutions of western – especially European or American – countries ...
Answer: westernization.
A monarchy in which the ruler’s power is limited by law ...
Answer: constitutional monarchy.
The fleet sent by Spain against England in 1588, but defeated and later wrecked by storms ...
Answer: Spanish Armada.
A city in N France, ab. 12 mi. SW of Paris: palace of Louis XIV ...
Answer: Versailles.
A former province in NW Germany; treaty ending the Thirty Years’ War, 1648 ...
Answer: Westphalia.
The capital of Russia under the czars: renamed Petrograd in 1914, and Leningrad in 1924 ...
Answer: St. Petersburg.
A conflict, lasting from 1642 to 1649, in which Puritan supporters of Parliament battled supporters of England’s monarchy ...
Answer: English Civil War.
A king or queen who has unlimited power and seeks to control all aspects of society ...
Answer: absolute monarch.
A conflict, lasting from 1701 to 1713, in which a number of European states fought to prevent the Bourbon family from controlling Spain as well as France ...
Answer: War of the Spanish Succession.
A conflict in Europe, North America, and India, lasting from 1756 to 1763, in which the forces of Britain and Prussia battled those of Austria, France, Russia, and other countries ...
Answer: Seven Years’ War.
Landowning nobles of Russia ...
Answer: boyars.
The bloodless overthrow of the English king James II and his replacement with William and Mary ...
Answer: Glorious Revolution.