England
This Catholic queen is most remembered for all the protestants she killed.
Who is Mary I (Bloody Mary)?
This king built the palace of Versailles and gave the French army major upgrades.
Who is Louis XIV (the "Sun King")?
This Russian king is often remembered for having a harsh temper and giving others cruel punishments.
Who is Ivan the Terrible?
This term refers to one ruler who has total control over their country with unquestioned power
What is an absolute monarchy?
This king famously married many wives and created the Anglican Church.
Who is Henry VIII
This Catholic chief minister ruled in Louis XIII's place and favored Catholics over Protestants.
Who is Cardinal Richelieu?
This Russian king traveled in Europe looking for ways to modernize Russia.
Who is Peter the Great?
This term refers to the belief that the king's power comes directly from God himself.
What is the Divine Right of Kings?
This Unmarried Ruler protected the English throne from Spanish plots with a little help from the weather.
Who is Elizabeth I?
This term refers to French Protestants who were discriminated against by the Catholics.
Who are the Huguenots?
This ruler of Russia overthrew her husband and expanded her country more than ever before.
Who is Catherine the Great?
This fleet of ships was sent to invade England during the Age of Absolutism, but it was not successful.
What is the Spanish Armada?
This king authorized an official English translation of the Bible as a concession to the Puritans.
Who is James I?
This king was assassinated for trying to bring peace between Catholics and Protestants.
Who is Henry IV?
Russia was landlocked from Europe and the rest of the world partially because it had a shortage of these, especially in the winter.
What are warm water ports?
This ruler plotted with the Spanish king to take over the English throne, but her plot was discovered and she was beheaded.
Who is Mary Queen of Scots?
This English legal document limited the power of English kings after it was signed by the king.
What is the Magna Carta?
This proclamation gave religious freedom to French Protestants.
What is the Edict of Nantes?
Who are the serfs?
This political body in England was used to limit the power of the king by approving his decisions.
What is Parliament?