The New Monarchies Of Europe

Question 0

Feudalism

Answer 0

And economic, political and social system, response to anarchy, during the middle ages; wealth was measured in land

Question 1

Middle ages

Answer 1

After the fall of Rome and befor the Renaissance

Question 2

Renaissance

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Rebirth of classical knowledge

Question 3

Reformation

Answer 3

Split between Catholics and Protestants

Question 4

Monarchy

Answer 4

Inherited power

Question 5

Nation

Answer 5

A sovereign independent state

Question 6

Colony

Answer 6

Is extraterritorial, has control outside a nation’s borders

Question 7

Empire

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Has extraterritorial, nation in control of land outside its borders

Question 8

England

Answer 8

Family: Tudor
Type of monarchy: limited monarchy
Institutions: Magna Carta and Parliament

Question 9

France

Answer 9

Family: Caput
Type of monarchy: absolute monarchy
Institutions: Estates general

Question 10

Spain

Answer 10

Family: Habsburgs (Spanish)
Type of monarchy: absolute monarchy
Institutions: Roman Catholic Church

Question 11

Holy Roman Empire

Answer 11

Family: Habsburgs (Austrian)
Type of monarchy: De-centralized
Institutions: 300+ independent states

Question 12

Who were Ferdinand and Isabella?

Answer 12

Their married unifies Spain and creates the Spanish Empire; sponsors Columbus’s voyage

Question 13

Which Europeans established the first overseas colonial empires?

Answer 13

Spain and Portugal

Question 14

What was the dominant Muslim empire in the Middle East and Africa that threatened Europe for centuries?

Answer 14

Ottoman Empire (Turks)- last until World War I

Question 15

What happened at the battle of Lepanto (1571)?

Answer 15

Where the Ottomans are defeated by the Habsburgs