General Definitions
A massacre campaign by Catholics, which began on August 24, 1572, and killed thousands of French Huguenots.
St. Bartholomew’s Day
By 1700, absolute monarchs reigned over most of the great powers of Europe, except for this country.
England
The Thirty Years’ War ended with this treaty.
The Peace of Westphalia or the Treaty of Westphalia
This building was originally constructed as a hunting lodge, by Louis XIII, and eventually transformed into one of the grandest buildings in the world.
The Palace of Versailles
He was the 10th Century "Grand Prince of Kiev."
Vladimir I
French Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries.
Huguenots
His reign of 72 years and 110 days is the longest of any sovereign in history.
Louis XIV
A massive 130-ship naval fleet dispatched by Spain in 1588, as part of a planned invasion of England.
The Spanish Armada
Founded on May 27, 1703, by Tsar Peter the Great, it remained the capital of Russia for over 200 years.
St. Petersburg
The first Russian ruler, who used the imperial title of the Roman Byzantine emperors, "Tsar" (Russian for Caesar.)
Ivan III
this ideology suggested that global supply of wealth was finite, and it was in the nation's best interest to accumulate as much as possible.
Mercantilism
An absolute monarch, she was the eldest daughter of Charles VI, whose succession to the throne caused the War of Austrian Succession.
Maria Theresa
This war arose due to the disputed succession to the throne following the death of Charles II, who was childless.
War of Spanish Succession
This grand palace was built by the orders of King Louis XIV
The Palace of Versailles
The nick name of "Ivan The Terrible" was bestowed upon himself by this Tsar.
Ivan IV
A member of the highest rank of the feudal nobility in many Eastern European nations, including Russia.
A Boyar
This ruler changed his name to Charles V when he became heir to the sprawling Hapsburg Empire.
Charles I
This war was one of the longest and most destructive conflicts in European history, lasting from 1618 to 1648.
The Thirty Years' War
A vast building in Spain, constructed between 1563 and 1584, by the order of King Philip II.
The Escorial
The magnificent Saint Basil's Cathedral was built by the orders of this Tsar.
Ivan IV (Ivan The Terrible)
This term refers to the 800 years of violence and expulsion of Muslims from the Iberian Peninsula.
The Reconquista, or reconquest
This quote is attributed to this famous absolute monarch: ""I am the state."
Louis XVI
The immediate cause of this series of wars was the death of Charles VI.
War of Austrian Succession
One of the most beautiful cathedrals in the world, that was built during the reign of Ivan The Terrible.
St. Basil's Cathedral
The two co-Tsars of Russia, who shared the throne.
Peter I (Peter the Great) and his half-brother, Ivan V