Russian Monarchs
This Russian monarch lead a coup to take the throne
Catherine the Great
Who was the head of the Catholic Church?
The Pope
Oliver Cromwell banned what holiday
Christmas
This is the name of the 700,000 sq ft palace built in the 17th century
Versailles
This was the belief that God had given monarchs the right to rule
Divine Right
He put a tax on beards
Peter the Great
What were Indulgences?
Tickets to heaven
This monarch breaks from the Catholic Church in order to get a divorce
Henry VIII
This monarch ruled without a chief minister, breaking from tradition
Louis XIV
Define absolutism
System where a ruler holds total power
This Czar organized the first police force
Ivan the Terrible
This was a list of grievances against the catholic church
95 Theses
Bloody Mary (Queen Mary)
What was Louis XIVs nickname?
The Sun King
The name of the Prussian king who fought against the Austrian Empire
Frederick the Great
This Russian Czar was uninterested in the Russian people and what they wanted
Peter III
This German monk is responsible for writing a list of grievances against the Catholic Church, starting the Protestant Reformation
Martin Luther
What were the names of Henry VIII's 6 wives?
Catherine, Anne, Jane, Anne, Catherine, Catherine
She was the mistress of Louis XV, known for her intelligence and became a trusted advisor
Madam de Pompadour
The only woman to rule in the 650 year Hapsburg Dynasty
Maria Theresa
What are inoculations and what disease was the Russian monarch worried about?
What is predestination?
Belief that God has already decided who will go to heaven and who will go to hell
Why does Queen Elizabeth I choose not to marry?
She would lose power to her husband who would become King
This ordered the destruction of Protestant churches, closed Protestant churches, and forced everyone to become Catholic
Edict of Fontainebleau
This was the English monarch who wrote about the Divine Right of Kings
James I