New Times Europe Who Am I Flashcards
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Henery VIII
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- he appointed ministries that suported him against Parliment and dismissed those who did not
- he was not good with his money. He spent it on entertainment and unssecsesful wars.
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Henery VII
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- imposed heavy fines on nobles who kept private armies
- he opened his advisory concil to the middle class
- he collected taxes efficiently
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Elizabeth I
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- during her 45 years she streghthened the Angelecan Church, kept England out of war and encouraged trade. Her navy defeated the Spanish Armada.
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Henery IV
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- ended civil wars beetween Catholics and Huguenots
- he reduced the power of nobility, prevented land wars from abusing their power
- he made tax collection more efficient
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Louis XIV
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- Under his reign France became the greatest power in Europe. He became known as the sun king. He was responsible for building the palace of Versalles
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Charles V
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- he inherited the Spanish throne in 1516 and became holy roman emporer in 1519
- he gained a huge and profitable empire in both the Caribbean and pacific regions of Latin America.
- he outlawed Martian Luther and fought the Protestant princes in Germany
- he gave up his throne to become a monk
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Philip II
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- He tried to restore cathloisism in England and gain more territory for Spain.
- he instructed administrators to write reports on all aspects of government
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Maria Theresa
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- her reforms included the education of young children and attempts to limit the power of the great land lords over the peasents.
- she joined Russia and Prussia In dividing up Poland.
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Peter the great
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- wanted to westernize Russia. He went to the Netherlands and England.
- he became familiar with their technological advances and returned to Russia with teachers, engineers and craftsmen.
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Cathrine the Great
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- she instituted reforms in education and improved healthcare
- when Poland was divided, she acquired land along the Black Sea which gave Russia a seaport that was ice-free
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Leonardo da Vinci
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painter,sculptor,architect,scientist,engineer,painted Mona Lisa,last supper,he desinged a bycicle,machine gun,subramine,and flying machine.
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Michelangelo
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painter,sculptor,architech;painted biblical scenes on the celling of the sistine chapel in rome;desinged the dome that covers the celling of basilica in rome
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Oliver Cromwell
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made England into a government called common wealth; he was a Puritan who allowed other Christians EXEPT Catholics to follow their belifs; he encouraged Jews to return to England, improved by trade by winning a short war against the Dutch and enforcing trade laws.
