Monarch Madness
This English queen’s reign was known as the “Golden Age” and she defeated the Spanish Armada.
Who is Elizabeth I?
The Thirty Years’ War began when this king closed Protestant churches in the Holy Roman Empire.
Who is Ferdinand II?
This French dynasty ruled from the 1200s to the French Revolution.
What is the Bourbon dynasty?
A government where a monarch has total control.
What is an Absolute Monarchy?
England’s Constitutional Monarchy inspired this American document.
What is the U.S. Constitution (or Declaration of Independence)?
He was executed after losing the English Civil War.
Who is Charles I?
The Thirty Years’ War ended with this treaty that allowed religious tolerance.
What is the Treaty of Westphalia?
Louis XIV’s costly wars included this one over control of the Spanish throne.
What is the War of Spanish Succession?
The belief that God chose kings and queens to rule.
What is Divine Right Theory?
The Age of Absolutism inspired this French revolutionary document.
What is the Declaration of the Rights of Man?
This “Sun King” ruled France for 72 years and built Versailles.
Who is Louis XIV?
The Glorious Revolution resulted in this king being overthrown.
Who is James II?
This Russian czar modernized Russia and built St. Petersburg.
Who is Peter the Great?
This English dynasty began with Henry VII and ended with Elizabeth I.
What is the Tudor dynasty?
These revolutions were influenced by Enlightenment and Absolutism ideas.
What are the U.S., French, and Latin American Revolutions?
These monarchs signed the English Bill of Rights, creating a Constitutional Monarchy.
Who are William and Mary?
This event restored the monarchy after Cromwell’s death.
What is the Restoration?
DAILY DOUBLE
She expanded Russia and divided Poland among neighboring empires.
Who is Catherine the Great?
This royal family ruled Russia from 1613 to 1917.
Who are the Romanovs?
About what percentage of modern countries are considered “free” or “partly free”?
What is around 75%?
He became “Lord Protector” and ruled as a dictator after the English Civil War.
Who is Oliver Cromwell?
Name one major outcome of the Thirty Years’ War.
Weakened Holy Roman Empire / Religious toleration / ~8 million deaths.
Name one way Louis XIV showed absolutism.
Built Versailles / controlled nobles / centralized power / promoted arts.
This Austrian and Spanish family was heavily involved in the Thirty Years’ War.
Who are the Hapsburgs?
Overall, the legacy of Absolutism led to this kind of government replacing absolute monarchies.
What is democracy or constitutional government?