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World History
Chapter 7 Crisis and Absolutism in Europe
Test 11-20-14
7-1 Europe in Crisis: The Wars of Religion
 King Philip II – “the most Catholic king”
 Spain in the Netherlands
o William the Silent
o England’s interference
 Protestantism in England
o Elizabeth I (last of the Tudor monarchs) – “the virgin queen”
 Predecessor – Mary Tudor (aka “Bloody Mary”)
 Act of Supremacy
 Balance of power
 Events of the Spanish Armada
o Causes
o Effects
 French Wars of Religion
o Huguenots
o Henry of Navarre (Huguenot leader that gained the throne and then
converted to Catholicism)
o Edict of Nantes – Catholicism = official religion of France
7-2 Social Crises, War, and Revolution
 Economic problems in Europe
o Population
o Inflation
 Social Problems
o Witchcraft trials
 Thirty Years’ War
o “Last of the religious wars”
o Causes of war
o Effects of war
 Revolutions in England
o Mary Tudor  Elizabeth Tudor  James I (Stuart)  Charles I (Stuart)
 Oliver Cromwell (gained power after the English Civil War)  Charles
II (Stuart)  James II (Stuart)  William and Mary (gained power
through Glorious Revolution, but still from house of Stuart)
o Divine right of kings
o Puritans
 English Civil War
o Cavaliers
o Roundheads
o Oliver Cromwell
o New Model Army
 Restoration
o Charles II (Catholic sympathies)
o Brother = James II (actually Catholic)
 Daughters = Anne and Mary (Protestant)
 Remarried and had son (Catholic)
o Parliament invites William of Orange (Netherlands) and wife Mary
(daughter of James II) to invade
o James II gives up throne willingly after soldiers and daughter Anne defect
to Mary’s side = Glorious Revolution (little bloodshed)
o William and Mary sign English Bill of Rights
 Know what this does
Response to Crisis: Absolutism
 See questions/answers on homework site (these are the questions you answered in
class)
The World of European Culture
 Shakespeare
o Hamlet
 Political Thought
o Hobbes vs. Locke.
o Be able to compare and contrast these two thinkers