Download World History Absolutism Ch 13

Philip II of Spain & Mary
Tudor
Vocabulary
Families
Empire
Monarchs
Miscellany
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This belief gave
power to ruling
families by grace
of God.
What was the Divine Right of Kings?
Roman practice
of selling right to
collect funds
from the
countryside.
What was tax farming?
Name given to the
peaceful transfer of
England’s throne to
William and Mary.
What was the Glorious Revolution?
Noble class of
landowners in
Germany.
Who were the Junkers?
Fleet of Spanish
ships whose defeat
signaled end of
Spain’s era of glory
What was the Spanish Armada?
Bourbons
What was the French Dynasty
established by Henry IV of Navarre
Charles V’s son
Who was Philip II of Spain?
Russia
Who were the Romanovs – Peter the
Great, Catherine the Great?
They ruled
diverse lands and
peoples in central
Europe.
Who were the Hapsburgs – Marie
Theresa and Francis Joseph the
Peasant King?
Ruling family of
Germany/Prussia
Who were the HohenzollernFrederick the Great?
In order to be
powerful, French
kings had to
undermine the power
of this group.
Who were the nobles, and the
Huguenots?
This king was
indirectly the cause
of the formation of
political parties in
England.
Who was Charles II, the Merry
Monarch he liked to have a good time?
This ruling family in
England refused to
acknowledge the
power of Parliament.
Who were the Stuarts, some would say
the stupid Stuarts?
Henry IV of France
issued this to protect
Huguenots.
What was the Edict of Nantes it was
written in France it let all the
Protestants stay and dance?
Two reasons
Spain’s empire
declined.
What was due to inflation, lack of a
Middle class, the reliance on gold and
cash crops from the colonies, religious
wars, etc.?
Two reasons Russia
was isolated before
Peter the Great.
What was a cold climate, bad roads,
the Mongol invasions, different
alphabet, different religion, no warm
water access, etc.?
Document accepted
by William and Mary
when they came to
power.
What was the English Bill of Rights,
Parliament had to be allowed to meet?
Ruler of Russia
who seized
territory from
Poland.
Who was Catherine the Great?
One way French
kings attempted to
lessen the power of
the nobles.
What was made them all come to
Versailles and pay homage as well as
give up their armies and gave positions
in the government to Middle class
business men?
King whose culture,
style, and customs
became the standard
for the world.
Who was Louis XIV the Sun King?
Names of the
opposing sides in
the English Civil
War.
Who were the Cavaliers and the
Roundheads, The Kings supporters vs.
the Puritans and supporters of
Parliament?
Name of the two
English parties that
formed over the
question of Catholic
succession.
Who were the Tories and the Whigs ,
the Tories supported the king and later
become the Conservatives and the
Whigs supported Parliament and
become Liberals?
The Fronde.
What was the Paris uprising that
almost killed Louis XIV as a child and
the reason he builds Versailles 10 miles
outside Paris?
Name of conflict
between Catholics &
Huguenots that
signaled complete
breakdown of order in
France.
What was the St. Bartholomew’s Day
Massacre?
Reason Philip II
fought the wars
he did.
What was he wanted to regain Europe
for the Catholic Church and especially
the Netherlands?