VOCAB
A fleet of warships
What is an armada
Ruler of France during this period
Who is Louis XIV
The Queen of England during the time of the attack by the Spanish Armada
Who is Queen Elizabeth I/Elizabeth
Tzar
What is the Russian word for "Caesar"
Wrote many plays, sonnets, and poems of the period
Who is William Shakespeare/Shakespeare
A political system in which a ruler holds total power
What is absolutism
Louis XIV's nickname
Who is the Sun King
Wanted England to return to Catholicism
Who is Philip II
Ruler of Russia
Who is Peter the Great
The art style of the time that become popular
What is Baroque art
The belief that the king gets his power from God and not from his human subjects
What is divine right of kings
Palace being constructed by Louis the XIV, often had a foul smell
What is Versailles
War that went on for a long time, conflict was over Catholicism and Protestantism
What is the Thirty Years War
Outlawed during Peter's time ruling Russia
A grand palace-like mansion in France constructed by Louis XIV
What is Versailles
A composition that tells a story, usually involving conflicts and emotions, through action and dialogue and typically designed for the theater
What is drama
L'etat ce moi
What is "I am the state"
Protected the interests of the common folk during the Glorious Revolution
Who is Sir Oliver Cromwell/Oliver Cromwell
Peter's obsession
What is western culture
Believed all people should live in a state of equality with natural rights
Who is John Locke/Locke
An artistic style of seventh-century characterized by complex forms, bold ornamentation, and contrasting elements
What is baroque art
Surrounded by enemies, and economically impoverished
What is the state France was left in after the reign of Louis XIV
Supports of the king, supporters of the parliament
Who were the Cavaliers, who were the Roundheads
Group of Russian nobles
Who are the Boyars
Believed all men to be an animal and life is brutish, short and nasty
Who is Thomas Hobbes/Hobbes