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1
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Where was King Charles V King of

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Spain and was the Holy Roman Emporer

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When Charles V abdicated the throne, who did he leave Spain to

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His brother, Phillip

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What did Phillip ll reign as

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An absolute monarch with a divine right to rule

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4
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Who defeated the Ottomans at the Battle of Lepanto

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Catholic Spain and Italy

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5
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Who declared independence

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Dutch protestants

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6
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Who plundered Spanish treasure ships from the America

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Sir Francis Drake, “Sea Dog”

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In 1588 Phillip sent a fleet to invade where and lost

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England

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Which fleets surpassed Spanish power

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Dutch, English, and French

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9
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Who painted religious images and noble portraits

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El Greco

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Who wrote Europe’s first modern novel, Don Quixote

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Miguel de Cervantes

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11
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What is a Huguenot

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A french protestant

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12
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What happened on St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre

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Thousands of Huguenots were killed

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13
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What granted religious freedom to protestants

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The Edict of Nantes

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14
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What Chief minister destroyed the power of the Huguenots and nobles

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Louis Xlll

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15
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Who is known as the sun king

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Louis XlV

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16
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Who resolved to take complete control of the government himself

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Louis XlV

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17
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Who appointed the middle class to government jobs

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Louis XlV

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18
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Who imposed mercantilist policies to make France the wealthiest state in Europe

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Jean Baptiste - Colbert

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19
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Versailles

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symbol of royal power

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20
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Who competed for the honor of participating in the levee (rising)

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Noblemen

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21
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Who frequently turned to support from parliament

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Henry Vlll

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22
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Who consulted and controlled parliament

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Elizabeth l

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23
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Who/what did James l clash with

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Parliament and Puritans

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24
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Who signed the Petition of Rights, but then dissolved the Parliament

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Charles l

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Who executed Charles l chief ministers
Parliament
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Who ordered troops to arrest radical leaders in the House of Commons
Charles l
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Who's roundhead forces defeated the royal Cavalier's troops
Oliver Cromwell
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Who sentenced Charles l to be executed, proclaiming that no ruler can ignore the law
Parliament
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Who called for representation for the poor and women
The Levellers
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Who took the title of Lord Protector and ruled as a dictator
Cromwell
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What was the Puritan's goal
To root out godlessness
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What did puritan encourage
Education to spread religious knowledge
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Who did the new parliament invite to return to England and restore the monarchy
Charles ll
34
Who practiced catholicism openly
James ll
35
Who was replaced in a bloodless overthrow, known as the Glorius Revolution
James ll
36
Who accepted the superiority of Parliament, habeas corpus, and trial by jury
William and Mary
37
Who presided over the cabinet
The prime minister
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Who depleted the national treasury by engaging in foreign wars
Louis
39
Who revoked the Edict of Nantes
Louis
40
Who were believed to be the natural ruling class
Landowners
41
Who were the tutors
Henry Vlll Edward Vl Elizabeth l
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Who adopted a policy of Westernization to incorporate Western ideas, technology, and culture into Russia
Peter the Great
43
Who ruled as an autocrat
Peter the Great
44
Who became the head of the Russian Orthodox church
Peter the Great
45
Who forced the boyars to serve the state
Peter the Great
46
Who retained serfs on their land
Nobles
47
Who adopted mercantilist policies and executed those who resisted
Peter the Great
48
What became the new capital on land won from Sweden
St. Petersburg
49
Who sent explorers across the Bering Straight
Peter the Great
50
Who embraced Western ideas, but conditions for serfs grew worse
Cathrine the Great
51
Who won a warm-water port from the Ottoman Empire
Russia
52
What was partitioned between Russia, Prussia, and Austria
Poland
53
Who defeated the Bohemians
The Holy Roman Emperor, Ferdinand l
54
Who destroyed villages and crops, leading to depopulation
Mercenaries
55
Who accepted total independence of all princes
The Hapsburgs
56
Who could not force Fredrick ll out of Silesia, but she reorganized bureaucracy and tax collection
Maria Thersa
57
Who gained the loyalty of Junkers
Fredrick William l
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Who sparked the War of Austrian Succession
Fredrick the Great
59
Who fought for control of German states
Prussia and Austria
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Britain and France competed for what
Oversea Empires

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