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The Wars of Religion
Social & Political Conflict
The English Civil War
Absolutism in France
Absolutism in Russia
100
Who was considered Europe's 'most catholic king?'
King Phillip II of Spain.
100
Between 1600-1700, over 100,000 people were put on trial for _____.
witchcraft.
100
What is the Divine Right of Kings?
Kings receive their power to rule directly from God.
100
Who was the Sun King?
Louis XIV.
100
What is a czar?
The title of the Russian emperor, and the Russian word for Caesar.
200
Who led the Protestant revolt in the Spanish Netherlands against Spain?
Prince William of Orange.
200
What was the Malleus Maleficarum?
The handbook to identify and purify witches.
200
What king is executed during the civil war?
Charles I.
200
Who was the Chief Minister of France during Louis' childhood?
Cardinal Richelieu.
200
Czar Ivan IV is also called ____.
Ivan the Terrible.
300
Who were the two major noble of families of France during the wars of religion? (Pronunciation matters.)
The Valois and the Bourbon.
300
What war was called the last of the wars of religion?
The Thirty Years' War.
300
Who is declared Lord Protector after the war?
Oliver Cromwell.
300
Define absolutism.
A government where a monarch holds total power.
300
Who was the Romanov Czar who modernized Russia?
Peter the Great.
400
What was the Act of Supremacy passed by Queen Elizabeth I?
Declares the crown the “supreme governor of both church and state.”
400
What ended the Thirty Years' War?
The Peace of Westphalia.
400
Why does the English Republic fail?
Cromwell establishes a military dictatorship.
400
What palace did Louis XIV build that becomes a symbol of his absolutism?
Versailles.
400
What city and palace did Peter the Great build?
St. Petersburg and Peterhof.
500
Law declaring Catholicism the official religion of France, and granting equality to the Huguenots.
The Edict of Nantes.
500
What is sovereignty?
The idea that a country has total control of what happens inside its borders, and with its own people.
500
Who does Parliament invite to invade England to restore a Protestant monarchy?
William and Mary of Orange.
500
What is the effect of Louis XIV early success as king?
French diplomacy, language, and culture dominate European society.
500
Name two ways that Peter the Great modernized Russia.
Created Russia's first navy, created a standing army, changed Russian fashion, made boyars cut their beards and behave using Western manners.