History Exam

Bourbon

The House of ______ ruled the southern French kingdom of Navarre.

Most Catholic King

Phillip II of Spain was known as the

Puritans

The ______ were Protestants in England who were inspired by Calvinist ideas.

take control of England and eventually establish a military dictatorship

Oliver Cromwell's defeat of the king's forces allowed him to

Glorious Revolution

The foundation for a constitutional monarchy in England was laid by the

a system of government in which a ruler holds total power

What is absolutism?

distracting the nobles and royal princes with court life, to keep them out of politics

Louis XIV maintained complete authority as monarch by

baroque

The style of painting known as _____ is known for its use of dramatic effects to arouse the emotions

Elizabethan

The work of William Shakesphere is perhaps the best example of _____ literature

Huguenots

Seven % of the total french population were ______

gave the Huguenots the right to worship and to enjoy all political privileges

The Edict of Nantes recognized Catholicism as the official religion of France, and

Germany

The Thirty Years' War involved all the major European powers except which nation?

what was left after Cromwell purged the members who did not support him

The Rump Parliament was

the invasion of England by William of Orange, which overthrew James II with almost no bloodshed

What was the "Glorious Revolution

Toleration Act of 1689

The ______ granted Puritans, but not Catholics, the right of public worship

taking away the Huguenots' political and military rights and executing conspirators

Cardinal Richelieu strengthened the power of the monarchy by

Jean-Baptiste Colbert

_______ sought to increase the wealth and power of France by following the ideas of mercantilism

Gian Lorenzo Bernini

Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome is an example of the work of

John Locke

The ideas of _____ can be found in the American Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution

to discuss the next heir to the throne

Why did Queen Elizabeth order Parliament to meet?

The members of Parliament had never gathered

What had never happened during Queen Elizabeth's twenty-six year reign?

King of Scotland

The English did not want _____ as their next ruler

live at Versailles

King Louis XIV chose to ______

Saint-Germain

What was the "city ready-made

civil society

absolute monarchy is inconsistent with _______

monarchs who rule by divine right

How did Locke describe "the state of nature?

humble

What was Queen Elizabeth's tone in this passage

her life

What would Queen Elizabeth give up for the good and safety of her people

to act as God's lieutenants on earth

What is the role of kings

Bohemia

Where had Catholics and Protestants once lived in peace

by converting them to Catholicism

How did the Hapsburgs try to unify the people they ruled

Spain

Which was the largest country under the rule of Philip II

Ferdinand I

Who ruled the Austrian Hapsburg lands

Holy Roman Empire

In which territory did the Battle of Lepanto take place

Ireland

The Spanish fleets shipwrecked of the coast of _______

in the English Channel

The Spanish Armada engaged in battle _______

Satander

To which city did the Spanish fleets return

White Mountain

Which town was sacked or plundered during the Thirty Years' War

Breitenfeld

In which town were the Catholics defeated

White Mountain

In which town were the Catholics victorious

James I

By the end of the sixteenth century, power in Europe had shifted from Spain to ________ and France

Witchcraft

The practice of black major called _______ was a cause for concern in the early seventeenth century

Roundheads

In England, the ______ believed the power of government rested in Parliament

Philip II

_______ was the most militant Catholic monarch in the late sixteenth century

Mozarin

Louis XIV was greatly influenced by Cardinal _____ during the first eighteen years of his reign

Ivan IV

The first Russian ruler to take the title of czar was _______

Religious Conflict

In 1649, _______ destroyed both the king and Parliament of England

Charles II

The English Parliament restored the monarchy in 1660 in the person of _______

Thomas Hobbes

________ believed humans were guided not by reason and moral ideals, but by a ruthless struggle for self-preservation

Lope de Vergo

The Spanish playright who composed perhaps 1,500 plays was

Huguenots

French Protestants influenced by John Calvin

Edict of Nantes

recognized Catholicism as the official religion of France

Peace of Westphalia

officially ended the Thirty Years' War

Charles I

his execution horrified much of Europe

Glorious Revolution

the invasion of England by William of Orange

Toleration Act of 1689

granted Puritans, but not Catholics, the right of free public worship

Cardinal Richelieu

Louis XIII's chief minister

Jean-Batiste Colbert

sought to increase France's wealth and power by following the ideas of mercantilism

El Greco

his work reflected the high point of Mannerism

Peter the Great

introduced Western customs and ways of doing things to Russia

house of Bourbon

ruled the southern French kingdom of Navarre

Philip II

the "Most Catholic King

Divine Right of Kings

the idea that kings receive their power from God

Puritans

Protestants in England inspired by Calvanist ideas

Independants

soldiers in the New Model Army of Oliver Cromwell

Bill of Rights

laid the foundation for a constitutional monarchy in England

absolutism

system of government in which a ruler holds total power

Louis XIV

fostered the myth of himself as the Sun King

Mannerism

marked the end of the artistic Renaissance

Miguel de Cervantes

wrote the novel Don Quixote