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Chapter 4: Age of Absolutism Flashcards

1
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Where was King Charles V King of

A

Spain and was the Holy Roman Emporer

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2
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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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3
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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

A

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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7
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In 1588 Phillip sent a fleet to invade where and lost

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England

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8
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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

A

El Greco

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10
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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

A

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

A

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

A

Jean Baptiste - Colbert

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19
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Versailles

A

symbol of royal power

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

A

Noblemen

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21
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Who frequently turned to support from parliament

A

Henry Vlll

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22
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Who consulted and controlled parliament

A

Elizabeth l

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23
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Who/what did James l clash with

A

Parliament and Puritans

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

A

Charles l

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25
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Who executed Charles l chief ministers

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Parliament

26
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Who ordered troops to arrest radical leaders in the House of Commons

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Charles l

27
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Who’s roundhead forces defeated the royal Cavalier’s troops

A

Oliver Cromwell

28
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Who sentenced Charles l to be executed, proclaiming that no ruler can ignore the law

A

Parliament

29
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Who called for representation for the poor and women

A

The Levellers

30
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Who took the title of Lord Protector and ruled as a dictator

A

Cromwell

31
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What was the Puritan’s goal

A

To root out godlessness

32
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What did puritan encourage

A

Education to spread religious knowledge

33
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Who did the new parliament invite to return to England and restore the monarchy

A

Charles ll

34
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Who practiced catholicism openly

A

James ll

35
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Who was replaced in a bloodless overthrow, known as the Glorius Revolution

A

James ll

36
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Who accepted the superiority of Parliament, habeas corpus, and trial by jury

A

William and Mary

37
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Who presided over the cabinet

A

The prime minister

38
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Who depleted the national treasury by engaging in foreign wars

A

Louis

39
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Who revoked the Edict of Nantes

A

Louis

40
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Who were believed to be the natural ruling class

A

Landowners

41
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Who were the tutors

A

Henry Vlll
Edward Vl
Elizabeth l

42
Q

Who adopted a policy of Westernization to incorporate Western ideas, technology, and culture into Russia

A

Peter the Great

43
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Who ruled as an autocrat

A

Peter the Great

44
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Who became the head of the Russian Orthodox church

A

Peter the Great

45
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Who forced the boyars to serve the state

A

Peter the Great

46
Q

Who retained serfs on their land

A

Nobles

47
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Who adopted mercantilist policies and executed those who resisted

A

Peter the Great

48
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What became the new capital on land won from Sweden

A

St. Petersburg

49
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Who sent explorers across the Bering Straight

A

Peter the Great

50
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Who embraced Western ideas, but conditions for serfs grew worse

A

Cathrine the Great

51
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Who won a warm-water port from the Ottoman Empire

A

Russia

52
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What was partitioned between Russia, Prussia, and Austria

A

Poland

53
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Who defeated the Bohemians

A

The Holy Roman Emperor, Ferdinand l

54
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Who destroyed villages and crops, leading to depopulation

A

Mercenaries

55
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Who accepted total independence of all princes

A

The Hapsburgs

56
Q

Who could not force Fredrick ll out of Silesia, but she reorganized bureaucracy and tax collection

A

Maria Thersa

57
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Who gained the loyalty of Junkers

A

Fredrick William l

58
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Who sparked the War of Austrian Succession

A

Fredrick the Great

59
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Who fought for control of German states

A

Prussia and Austria

60
Q

Britain and France competed for what

A

Oversea Empires

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