The failed attempt to have a Spanish fleet, or ______, to carry a Spanish invasion force to England in 1588
What is the armada?
100
What are French Protestants called?
What is Huguenots?
100
Which English king lost his head (literally) because he got into a Civil War with his Parliament?
What is Charles I?
100
Soldiers for hire are called
What is mercenaries?
100
Which Russian monarch used his power to put Russia on the road to becoming a great modern power?
What is Peter the Great?
200
Empire which included the Holy Roman Empire and the Netherlands was called....
What is the Hapsburg Empire
200
What was the name of the opulent palace Louis XIV constructed as a symbol of royal power?
What is Versailles?
200
When England was a republic under the leadership of Oliver Cromwell, what was the type of government officially called?
What is the Commonwealth?
200
The seven leading German princes who, in theory, chose the Holy Roman Emperor were called
What is electors?
200
The haughty landowning nobles that Peter the Great made shave their beards and wear western clothing if they wanted to serve the state in military or civilian positions (and thus keep/get more power)
What is the boyars?
300
Which Spanish artist (originally from Crete) produced haunting religious pictures and striking portraits of Spanish nobles during Spain's Golden Age?
What is El Greco?
300
The Chief Minister under Louis XIII who sought to destroy the power of the Huguenots and nobles in order to strengthen royal authority
What is Carinal Richelieu?
300
Why was the Glorious Revolution considered to be "Glorious"?
What is because there was no real bloodshed!
300
Prussian ruler who gained the loyalty of Prussian nobles, called Junkers, by giving them positions in the army and government, thus reducing the nobles' independence and increasing his own control.
What is Frederick William I?
300
Why did Peter fight a long war against Sweden? What was it he wanted?
What is territory to along the Baltic sea?
400
What was the name of the book Miguel de Cervantes, the most important writer of Spain's golden age, write?
What is Don Quixote?
400
Who are the royal officials who collected taxes, recruited soldiers, and carried out the king's policies in the provinces.
What is intendants?
400
When William of Orange and Mary I were invited to become king and queen of England, they had to accept several acts passed by Parliament in 1689 that became known as....
What is the English Bill of Rights?
400
Which country benefited most from the Peace of Westphalia?
What is France?
400
A ruthless absolute monarch of Russia who also embraced western ideas and was finally able to give Russia access to a warm-water port on the Black Sea in 1774?
What is Catherine the Great?
500
Give two economic problems Spain had in the 1600s that contributed to it's decline.
What is costly overseas wars; neglected farming and commerce due to Treasure from Americas; taxing the middle class; expulsion of Muslims and Jews deprived Spain of many skilled artisans and merchants; inflation caused by American gold and silver
500
What medieval council made up of representatives of all French Social classes was not called all between 1614-1789?
What is the Estates General?
500
What type of government whose power is defined a limited by law?
What is a Constitutional government?
500
What event was Maria Theresa referring to when she once wrote "I do not think anyone would deny that history hardly knows of a crowned head who started his rule under circumstances more grievous than those attending my accession."
What is the War of the Austrian Succession?
500
What other European nations helped Catherine partition Poland in 1772?