Country
Which country is this?
Henry VIII and Queen Elizabeth ruled this country. It successfully defeated the Spanish Armada.
England
____ was the Queen of England. She was the daughter of Henry VIII. She led the army as they successfully defeated the Spanish Armada.
Queen Elizabeth 1
Peter the Great built ____________ on the Baltic coast after he defeated Sweden. Russia now had a warm-water port for trade.
Mary Wollstonecraft believed that girls needed ____.
education (to go to school)
to be educated the same way that boys were
The idea that one king or queen should have all of the power over the government is _____.
absolutism
Which country is this?
Phillip II came to power when his father Charles V abdicated (gave up the throne). He led the Spanish Armada.
Spain
Catherine the Great
__________ was a big, beautiful palace built in France by King Louis XIV. It was a symbol of his power and authority. Nobles (rich people) lived there and served the king.
Versailles
______ believed that people are naturally evil. They have to be strictly controlled by an absolute monarchy. Otherwise they would fight, steal, and be really mean to each other.
Hobbes
The _____ Right to Rule means that God wants the kings and queens to be in power and lead the country.
Which country is this?
King Louis XIV built the palace of Versailles. Nobles and Church leaders did not pay taxes, only peasants paid taxes.
France
__________ began ruling Spain after his father, Charles V, abdicated (gave up) the throne.
He worked hard to fund the military and spread Catholicism. He ordered the Spanish Armada to attack England. He wanted to dethrone Queen Elizabeth 1.
Phillip II
William and Mary signed the ________ after the took over England in the Glorious Revolution.
English Bill of Rights.
_______ believed that people are naturally good. They have natural rights to life, liberty, and property.
Locke
Poor people who work hard to survive
Most worked on farms. Some were servants or did other difficult work.
Peasants
Which country is this?
Peter the Great and Catherine the Great both worked to modernize this country and expand its borders.
They were able to add a warm-water port and took over part of Poland.
Russia
____ inherited the throne from her father Charles VI.
She had to fight to stay in power. She ruled Austria for 40 years. Vienna became a center of music and art.
Maria Theresa
The __________ lasted from 1642-1649. People who supported the King fought those who supported Parliament. King Charles 1 was executed during this time.
English Civil War
Montesquieu believed that the government _____.
judicial, legislative, and executive
dividing power would prevent abuse
Wealthy people who are the upper-class of society are called _____.
Frederick II and his father, Frederick I, worked hard to create a strong military.
Prussia
________ took over England in the Glorious Revolution. No one was killed as they became the new leaders of the country.
They signed the English Bill of Rights.
William and Mary
The ____________ was between Protestants and Catholics. Austria and Prussia emerged as 2 major European powers after the war.
30-Years War
Rousseau believed that people were naturally good, but _________
society corrupted them
they learned how to be bad from their environment
they had to do bad things to live
__________ is the love of or the search for wisdom or knowledge. Enlightenment Thinkers wrote about what they believed after studying and thinking.
Philosophy