Spain, a Global Power
France's Absolute Monarchy
Absolute Monarchy Across Europe
Limited Monarchy in England
Miscellaneous
100
This term represents a fleet of warships, and it was defeated when Spain attempted to invade England in 1588.
What is an armada?
100
What are French protestants called?
What are Huguenots?
100
The title given to Russian emperors
What is tsar?
100
What was the name of the family that ruled England from 1485 to 1603?
What is the Tudors?
100
A ruler with great power over the government and the lives of the people.
What is an absolute monarch?
200
This empire was ruled by the Spanish king Charles V, and it included parts of the Holy Roman Empire, Spain, Portugal, and the Netherlands.
What is the Habsburg Empire?
200
This French ruler was killed by an assassin in 1610, making his 8 year-old son king.
Who was Henry IV?
200
These were nobles who were the Russian ruler's top advisors.
What are Boyars?
200
Because of his many divorces, he separated the Church of England from the Roman Catholic church and spent a great deal of money on war.
Who was Henry VIII?
200
The betrayal of one's country.
What is treason?
300
This Spanish ruler married women from different European families and waged wars to expand Spanish power.
Who was Philip II?
300
This is the belief that God gave monarchs the right to power.
What is Divine Right?
300
This city was a symbol of Peter the Great's effort to build a modern Russia. Peter defeated Sweden to gain access to the Baltic Sea. It was built on a swamp.
What is St. Petersburg?
300
Name the two groups that fought each other in the English Civil War, and state their nicknames.
What is the monarchy (Royalists or Cavaliers) vs the Parliament (Roundheads).
300
This country was ruled by Frederick II (known as Frederick the Great).
What is Prussia?
400
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
This monarch fought religious wars because he believed it was his duty to defend Catholicism throughout Europe.
Who was Charles V?
400
Louis used this palace to increase his power by setting up elaborate rituals that encouraged nobles to win his favor.
What is the Palace of Versailles?
400
These three countries partitioned Poland in 1772, 1793, and 1795.
What are Russia, Prussia, and Austria?
400
After the civil war, the House of Commons seized control of the government and abolished the monarchy for 11 years. They named this man Lord Protector.
Who was Oliver Cromwell?
400
This is a monarchy limited by law.
What is a constitutional monarchy?
500
The painting "Las Meninas" was painted by Diego Velazquez. From whose perspective is this scene being viewed, and how do we know that?
The scene is being viewed by King Philip IV and his wife, Maria Anna. They are getting their portrait painted by Velazquez and looking at their daughter, Margarita Teresa.
500
This ruler of France believed all aspects of government power flowed through him. He believed he was in the center of France. He chose the sun as his symbol and was known as the Sun King.
Who was Louis XIV?
500
This Austrian empress made many improvements to her country, including funding schools, supporting vaccines, and outlawing serfdom.
Who was Maria Theresa?
500
This document demanded that the monarch protect the people from the violation of their rights.
What is the English Bill of Rights?
500
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!
Name all six of Henry VIII's wives.
Who were:
1. Catherine of Aragon
2. Anne Boleyn
3. Jane Seymour
4. Anne of Cleves
5. Catherine Howard
6. Catherine Parr