Absolute Monarchs
This French king was known as the Sun King.
Who was Louis XIV?
This king ruled both Spain and the Holy Roman Empire.
Who was Charles V?
This dynasty turned Prussia into a strong state.
What is the Hohenzollern dynasty?
The first czar of Russia.
Who was Ivan IV (Ivan the Terrible)?
After Elizabeth died, this monarch became king.
Who was James I?
He was Louis XIII’s prime minister who strengthened the monarchy.
Who was Cardinal Richelieu?
The Silver Mountain of Potosí is found in this modern nation.
What is Bolivia?
This Prussian leader became its most famous king.
Who was Frederick II (Frederick the Great)?
Russian nobles were called this.
Who were the Boyars?
Parliament’s biggest conflict with the Stuarts centered on this issue.
What was religion of the state?
In 1685, Louis XIV revoked this edict, causing Huguenots to flee France.
What was the Edict of Nantes?
Spain’s economic problems included pirates, inflation, and war — but not this.
What is the Dutch buying goods from Spanish colonies instead of Spain?
The first “global war” is often called this.
What was the Seven Years’ War?
After Ivan the Terrible’s death, Russia experienced this period.
What was the Time of Troubles?
Oliver Cromwell led this side in the English Civil War.
Who were the Parliamentarians?
Louis XIV’s finance minister, he developed mercantilism in France.
Who was Jean-Baptiste Colbert?
The Thirty Years’ War ended in 1648 with this treaty.
What was the Peace of Westphalia?
This infantry formation, developed in the 1640s, replaced older square tactics.
What is the linear formation?
This Romanov ruler modernized and westernized Russia.
Who was Peter the Great?
The “bloodless” revolution of 1688 was called this.
What was the Glorious Revolution?
The war that stopped France from uniting with Spain was called this.
What was the War of the Spanish Succession?
This Habsburg ruler took the throne at a critical moment in Austrian history.
Who was Maria Theresa?
About this many people died in the Thirty Years’ War.
What is 6-8 million?
The Romanov dynasty lasted until this year.
What is 1917?
This document in 1689 limited monarch power and gave rights to Parliament.
What was the English Bill of Rights?