Absolute Monarchy Flashcards
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| 303681035 | what is an absoute monarch? | ruler whose power not limited by having to consult with nobles, common people or their representatives | 0 | |
| 303681036 | what is divine right? | monarchs receied power from god, must not be challenged | 1 | |
| 303681037 | what did absolute monarchs try to do in 1500s and 1700s? | they tried to impose their will across much of Europe, lands beyond | 2 | |
| 303681038 | what family was Charles V part of? | the hapsburg family | 3 | |
| 303681039 | what religion was he? | protestant | 4 | |
| 303681040 | who were the enemies Charles V had to deal with during this time? | Ottoman turks, French, rebellious German princes | 5 | |
| 303681041 | who did charles V confront concernign religion? | marin luther | 6 | |
| 303681042 | Was spain wealthy during this time period? How? | Yes, because Spanish explorers claied much of Americas for Spain, silver and gold flowed from American colonies and brought spain fabulous wealth. | 7 | |
| 303681043 | Who became King of Spain? | Phillip II | 8 | |
| 303681044 | how was Charles V successful? | exploration of the americas, which brougth fabulous wealth to spain | 9 | |
| 303681045 | who was a famous writer of the golden age of spain and what did he write? | Miguel de Cervantes- Don Quixote | 10 | |
| 303681046 | Spain was at its peak under which King? Why? | Phillip II because stream of gold and silver from colonies in Americas, with wealth came power but gold could not sole spain's problems | 11 | |
| 303681047 | who was king phillip II married to and what was his goal in this marriage? | Queen mary I of england so england had a chance for the spread of Catholicism | 12 | |
| 303681048 | Why did the english assist the dutch? | because it infuriated Phillip | 13 | |
| 303681049 | who was Queen of england at this time? | Elizabeth I | 14 | |
| 303681050 | Why was the queen attacking spanish ships (at first)? | because it worried and made Phillip II mad | 15 | |
| 303681051 | what are the 2 reasons king phillip II invaded england in 1588? | because he wanted to stop england from raiding ships and return england to Catholic church | 16 | |
| 303681052 | What was spain's navy called? | spanish armada | 17 | |
| 303681053 | what were on these ships? | soldiers for land invasion | 18 | |
| 303681054 | how did the english defeat the spanish armada? | english aimed 8 fire ships at remaining ships of armada, spanish ships fled in panic, disarray, as damaged ships made way home, several were wrecked. | 19 | |
| 303694892 | what is a huguenot? | a french Calvinist protestant | 20 | |
| 303694893 | Monarchy thought that all should share one king, one ? and one ? | law, religion | 21 | |
| 303694894 | what was the religion of the french monarchy? | protestant | 22 | |
| 303694895 | why were people massacred in France in 1572? | in france fighting broke out between catholics and huguenots, violence spread; final huguenot death toll up to 70,000. | 23 | |
| 303694896 | Who became king of france in 1593? | henry IV | 24 | |
| 303694897 | what did the Edict of Nantes do? | gave huguenots limited freedom of worship, the right to hold office, subjects no longer had to follow religious of throne, ended religious wars. | 25 | |
| 303694898 | which king allowed the edict of nantes? | Henry IV | 26 | |
| 303694899 | what is the official religion of France at this point? | catholicism | 27 | |
| 303694900 | what catholic official advised louis XIII? | Cardinal Richelieu | 28 | |
| 303694901 | why did king louis XIII and Richelieu see as their enemies? | huguenots, nobles, the hapsburg family | 29 | |
| 303694902 | what was louis XIV known as? Why? | The sun king. Because he thought the world revolved around him | 30 | |
| 303694903 | what time period did louis XIV rule? | 1643 | 31 | |
| 303694904 | Louis XIV demanded that he be in charge of what 3 things? | military, political, economic | 32 | |
| 303694905 | what is the name of the palace louis XIV built? | Palace of Versialles | 33 | |
| 303694906 | did noble have power? | at first then they grew poorer | 34 | |
| 303694907 | how were nobles and courtiers expected to act at Versialles? | require rituals by bowing courtiers, eating, dressign, walking in garden, all required a ritual. Proper attention to Louis. | 35 | |
| 303694908 | Louis smashed that power of what group? How? | Hugenots. Louis revoked Edict of Nantes, outlawed Protestantism in France. | 36 | |
| 303694909 | why did Louis need money? | to build up military, to expand french territory, for good equipment | 37 | |
| 303694910 | how large was Louis's army? | 200,000 soldiers | 38 | |
| 303694911 | was louis XIV the most powerful leader in Europe at this time? | yes because he took france to war 4 times. | 39 |