Vocab.
Included the Holy Roman Empire and the Netherlands
Hapsburg Empire
Heir to the Hapsburg Empire and the Spanish crown
Charles V
Fleet of ships
Armada
The greatest painter of Spain’s Golden Age was _____.
a. Don Quixote b. El Greco c. Miguel de Cervantes
b. El Greco
Louis XIV built a magnificent palace at _____ that became a symbol of his power and wealth.
a. Paris b. Versailles c. Normandy
b. Versailles
The belief that a ruler’s authority came directly from God
divine right
A ruler with complete authority and control
absolute monarch
Wealthy French Protestants
Huguenots
Philip II saw England’s _____ as his number one Protestant enemy.
a. Charles I b. Queen Elizabeth c. Henry IV
b. Queen Elizabeth
Which French monarch converted to Catholicism to ensure peace in his kingdom?
a. Henry IV b. Louis XIV c. Queen Elizabeth
a. Henry IV
Issued by Henry IV to giving French Protestants the freedom to practice their religion
Edict of Nantes
Spanish king who saw himself as the guardian of the Catholic Church
Phillip II
A constitution or legislative body that limits the power of a monarch
limited monarchy
Eventually, the Hapsburg Empire became too big to rule. As a result, _____ gave up his titles and entered a monastery in 1556.
a. Philip II b. Louis XIII c. Charles V
Philip II
Which French monarch ascended the throne at age five and called himself the “Sun King?”
a. Louis XIV b. Philip II c. Charles I
a. Louis XIV
Sought to purify the church of Catholic practices
Puritans
Appointed as chief minister to a young Louis XIII
Cardinal Richelieu
Parliamentary advisers to the king
cabinet
18. England’s defeat of the _____ in 1588 marked the beginning of Spain’s decline in power leading into the 1600s.
a. Spanish Armada b. English Armada
c. Conquistadors
a. Spanish Armada
Louis XIV expanded bureaucracy and appointed _____, royal officials who collected taxes, recruited soldiers, and carried out his policies.
a. nobles b. Huguenots c. intendants
a. nobles
Government whose power is defined and limited by law
constitutional gov.
Finance minister under Louis XIV; imposed mercantilist policies to bolster the economy
Jean-Baptiste Colbert
Government in which power belongs to a few people
oligarchy
The greatest writer of Spain’s Golden Age was _____.
a. Don Quixote b. El Greco c. Miguel de Cervantes
c. Miguel de Cervantes
The _____ was fought to prevent Philip V, grandson of Louis XIV, from obtaining the crowns of both France and Spain.
a. Thirty Years’ War b. Hundred Years’ War c. War of Spanish Succession
a. Thirty Years’ War