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Spanish Power Grows
France Under King Louis XIV
Parliament Triumphs in England
The Rise of Austria & Prussia
Absolute Monarchy in Russia
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The belief that a monarch's authority comes directly from God.
What is divine right?
100
Louis XIV's opulent palace that nearly sent the French government into bankruptcy.
What is the palace of Versailles?
100
This legal document inspired the creation of the US bill of rights.
What is the English Bill of Rights?
100
Soldiers for hire.
What are mercenaires?
100
City named after Peter the Great that was built on the Baltic sea, and gave Russia a warm water port and access to the rest of Europe by sea.
What is St. Petersburg?
200
Greek painter, master of the Spanish style.
Who is El Greco?
200
French protestants protected by Henry IV's Edict of Nantes.
What are the Huguenots?
200
High ranking government officials who advise the head of the state.
What is a cabinet?
200
German princes who chose the Holy Roman Emperor.
What are electors?
200
Peter the Great's lasting legacy for the history of Russia.
What is Westernization?
300
Giant fleet of Spanish ships that attempted to invade England yet failed numerous times.
What is the Spanish Armada?
300
The end result of the French huguenots expulsion from Europe.
What is a weakened French economy?
300
The Glorious revolution resulted in this type of government in England.
What is a limited monarchy?
300
Austrian queen credited with the reorganization of the Hapsburg bureaucracy.
Who is Maria Therese?
300
Landing owning nobles under Peter the Great.
What are boyars?
400
Phillip II's lifelong goal in Spain and throughout his empire.
What is defend the Catholic Reformation.
400
Royal officials who carried out the policies of Louis IX.
What are intendants?
400
English protestants who differed with the Church of England.
What are dissenters?
400
The division of Poland among Austria, Prussia, and Russia.
What is the partition?
400
Peter the Great defeated the Ottomans in order to gain a warm water port on this sea.
What is the Black Sea?
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A major threat to the empire of Charles V.
What are the Ottoman invasions in Eastern Europe?
500
This law gave religious freedom to the protestant minority of France under the reign of Charles IV.
What is the Edict of Nantes?
500
The need to suppress a Scottish rebellion was the means for Charles I to call this special meeting of parliament together.
What is the long parliament?
500
France gaining territory on it's Spanish and German frontiers was a direct result of this peace accord.
What is the Peace of Westphalia?
500
The seizing of Polish lands was a lasting legacy of this Russian Empress.
Who is Catherine the Great?