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Which 2 empires did Charles V take power of?

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Spain and Hapsburg Empire

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What does abdicated mean?

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To give up the throne

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What did Charles V do after he abdicated and why?

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Entered a monastery; says that 2 empires were too scattered to rule effectively

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Who did Charles give the 2 empires too?

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His brother Ferdinand got Hapsburg Empire; His son Philip II got Spain and Spanish overseas holdings

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What was the first thing Philip II did when he got into power?

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Centralize his power

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How did Philip II rule and what is the definition?

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Absolute Monarch- Complete authority over government

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What is divine right?

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Authority to rule came directly from God

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What was the Battle of Lepanto?

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Spain and allies defeated an Ottoman fleet off coast of Greece

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Why did Philip II fight with England’s Queen Elizabeth?

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Saw her a his greatest Protestant enemy

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Why did Philip prepare to invade England?

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Queen Elizabeth I supported looting and plundering of Spanish Ships

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Definition of armada

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Fleet of ships

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What happened when Spain attacked England?

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Spain’s ships were to slow compared to faster lighter English ships, and many of Spain’s ships sunk

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Why did Spain’s dominance of Europe begin to end at the defeat of Spain Vs England?

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  1. Poor leadership-Philip II’s successors could not rule as ably as he did
  2. Economic Problems- Wars drained budgets, high middle class taxes
  3. Expulsion of Muslims and Jews- Forced many skilled artisans and craftsman’s out
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What was 1550-1650 in Spain known as?

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Siglo de Oro(golden Century) for Spanish art and literature

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Who was Miguel de Cervantes?

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Wrote Don Quixote- Europe’s 1st modern novel; made fun of medieval tales of chivalry

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What religions torn France apart?

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Catholics and Huguenots (French Protestants)

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What did King Henry IV do to end conflicts of religion in France?

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Edict of Nantes

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What was the Edict of Nantes?

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Granted Huguenots religious toleration and other freedoms

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Who was Cardinal Richelieu?

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Chief Minister; Strengthened central government and king’s power

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Who appointed Cardinal Richelieu?

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Louis XIII (13th)

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What happened when Louis XIII (13th) took over?

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He was 9; nobles took advantage of him to gain more power

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How old was Louis XIV )(14th) when took throne?

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What occurred in his lifetime to make him take complete control of government?

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Saw riots when he was very young, and was forced to hide made him vow to take complete control of government

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What did Louis XIV call himself?

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“The Sun King”

25
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What are Estates General?

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Representatives of French Social Class

26
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How did Louis XIV run France?

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Like a dictator

27
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How did Louis XIB strengthen royal power?

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  1. Appointed Intendants
  2. Strengthened ties to middle class
  3. Built army into strongest in Europe
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What are Intendants?

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Loyal officials who collected taxes, recruited soldiers, and carried out policies

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Who was Jean-Baptiste Colbert?

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Appointed by Louis XIV; Finance Minister; IN charge of bolstering economy

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What did Jean-Baptiste Colbert help Louis XIV do?

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  1. Cleared new lands for farming
  2. Encouraged more mining and other industries
  3. Grew overseas French colonies in N. America
  4. Built France into wealthiest country in Europe
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What did Louis XIV do to create Versailles?

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Louis XIV wanted to remodel an old hunted lodge outside of Paris to be his new residence

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Why did Louis XIV start to live in Versailles?

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Symbol of wealth and power; Ended up being the most magnificent building in Europe and cost 1.5 billion dollars

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What did officials/nobles who lived at Versailles have to do?

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Levee (rising)

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What was Levee (Rising)?

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High ranking officials and nobles would compete to hold King’s wash bucket or give him his diamond covered shoes in the morning

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Why was Levee important?

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Way for Louis to control nobles

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What did people get in return for Levee?

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Didn’t make them pay taxes; Protected their prestige

37
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How long did Louis rule?

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72 years

38
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What is balance of power?

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Military and economic equality so no country dominated Europe?

39
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What did Louis XIV do having to do with religion?

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Persecuted Huguenots- revoked Edict of Nantes- 100,000s fled France, leaving huge hole in French economy

40
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What happened when Louis died?

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Outlived his sons and grandsons so Great grandson put into throne at 5 years old

41
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How old was Peter when he took over?

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10 years

42
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What did Pete want to do for his country and how?

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“modernize”; journeyed west and met with ordinary people

43
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What is westernization?

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Embrace of western culture, ideas and technology

44
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What did Peter have to do modernize country?

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  1. Controlled Boyars (Russian Landowning Nobles)- forced them to serve their country in the military or in civilian jobs
  2. Controlled Church- Brought Russian orthodox church under his control
  3. (Re)Built Infrastructure
  4. Social & Economic Reforms- Improved educations, encouraged more exporting of goods, increased mining and textile manufacturing
45
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What did Peter to do build Russia’s power?

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Created Europe’s largest standing army; increased trade, tried to wage war against Ottoman to get a port in the Black Sea but failed

46
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What is a warm weather port?

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Free of ice all year long

47
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What was the Northern War?

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Russia went to war to gain Sweden territory; army of 40,000 (r) lost of an arm of 8,000 (s); 9 years later Russia beat Sweden

48
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Where was Russia’s new capital city located?

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St. Petersburg, located on the Baltic Sea

49
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How did Peter complete his city?

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Forced 10,000s of serfs/peasants to drain swamps and build from scratch; hired Italian architects to design great palaces; Peter designed parks, streets

50
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Why was Peter’s city similar to Versailles?

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Became symbols of absolute power

51
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What was positive about Peter’s legacy?

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Ended Russia’s isolation from Europe; Expanded Russian Territory- gained ports on Baltic Sea

52
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What was negative about Peter’s legacy?

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Used terror to enforce his authority; Not all his reforms were accepted, and once he died they were reversed

53
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How did Catherine the Great get into power?

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Tsar Peter III took control, he married Catherine and she assassinate him

54
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What did Catherine the Great do as a ruler?

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ruled as “Enlightened Ruler”; efficient and energetic; Embraced Western ideas- encouraged education for boys and girls, studied and admired French writers

55
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What is similar between Philip II, Louis XIV, Pete the great?

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Took over all of the government, all fought many wars and people; each had something significant in Europe(Spain started out as dominate in Europe, then France and Russia had biggest army)

56
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What is similar between Philip II and Louis XIV?

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Both thought God gave them the power of the throne; Defended Catholicism and hurt any other religion; Both once had most dominate country in Europe

57
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What is similar between Philip II and Peter?

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Fought Ottoman

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What is similar between Louis and Peter?

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Took throne at young age; Both had really big places to live that symbolized power; Forced many people to work for them

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