Absolutism in Spain

Question 1

___ is considered by some to be the first absolute monarch

Answer 1

Phillip II (son of Charles V)

Question 2

In order to diminish the power of his lower nobility, the middle class, ___

Answer 2

Phillip heavily taxed them forcing him to give up castles and land

Question 3

Without a fortification or source of wealth, lower nobility became only a ___

Answer 3

name

Question 4

We know that while Phillip II gains more and more power for the crown, the Spanish Empire was on a ___

Answer 4

decline
Rebellion of the Netherlands 1568-1579

Destruction of the Armada 1588

Question 5

Through the Inquisition, Phillip also purges ___ to convert to Christianity from Spain.

Answer 5

Protestants, Muslims, and Jews.

Question 6

Spain will be placed as ___ by the end of Phillip IIs reign.

Answer 6

World Power.