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100
Inherited the Spanish and Hapsburg empire in 1519 but gave it up exhausted and disillusioned in 1556 to enter a monastery.
Who is Charles V?
100
The right to rule for any absolutist was given by _______.
What is God?
100
He wrote Don Quixote, which mocked the traditions of Spain's feudal past.
Who Miguel de Cervantes?
100
The man responsible for destroying the power of the Huguenots and nobles. He smashed the walled cities of the Huguenots and outlawed their armies. He tied nobles to the king by giving them high posts at court or in the royal army.
Who is Cardinal Richelieu?
100
French culture, manners, and customs replaced those of ____________ __________.
What is Renaissance Italy?
200
Main goal of this Catholic king?
What is suppress the Protestant movement in the German states?
200
The Spanish palace in Madrid called Escorial was used for these three purposes.
What are church, residence, and tomb.
200
The two reasons why Spanish power and prosperity slowly declined.
What are 1) economic problems 2) poorly qualified rulers after Philip.
200
The representative medieval council in France that never met during Louis XIV reign thus never checked on royal power.
What is the Estates General?
200
The Treaty of Utrecht ended the War of ___________ ________________, which made France agree to never unite the two crowns.
What is Spanish Succession?
300
Greatest foe to Spain?
What is the Ottoman Empire?
300
At the battle of Lepanto these groups fought against each other for power in the Mediterranean.
Who are the Ottomans and Spain/Italy?
300
Name three kinds of economic problems that Spain had.
What are 1) costly overseas wars 2) treasure from overseas colonies led Spain to neglect farming and commerce 3) heavily taxed middle class expulsion of Muslim and Jews deprived economy of skilled merchants 4) American gold and silver led to soaring inflation
300
Colbert was Louis XIV's brilliant finance minister. List three things he did to bolster the French economy and build up the royal treasury.
What is 1) follow mercantilist policies 2) cleared new lands for farming, encouraged mining and other basic industries 4) put high tariffs on imported goods 5) regulated trade with the colonies
300
A distribution of military and economic power that would prevent any one nation from dominating Europe.
What is the balance of power.
400
Which country defeated Spain and where did Spanish power get defeated?
What is England and at sea?
400
Philip battled this group in the Netherlands.
Who are the Protestants?
400
St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre was a religious war that occurred between these two groups in France.
Who are the Catholics and Huguenots?
400
The french name for the rising ritual performed every morning for Louis XIV by his lords in waiting.
What is levee?
400
Why did 100,000 people flee France in 1685?
What is because Louis XIV revoked the Edict of Nantes?
500
Two reasons why England and Spain rivaled each other.
What is 1) Elizabeth supported the Dutch against Spain. 2) Elizabeth declined his marriage proposal. 3) Elizabeth supported English privateers who looted Spanish treasure ships.
500
The Spanish policy known to weed out heretics and non-Catholics.
What is the inquisition?
500
The Edict of Nantes was issued in 1598. Who granted it? What did it grant and to whom?
What is It was granted by Henry IV. It granted religious toleration to the Huguenots and let them fortify their towns and cities.
500
The main reason why Louis XIV invited French nobles to Versailles to participate in court activities.
What is to keep the nobles vying for privileges in Louis' court instead of posing a threat to the king's power?
500
How did someone ask to be let into a room at Versailles?
What is by using the little finger's nail and scratching at the door:) ?