T/F: In his novel, Don Quixote de la Mancha, MIGUEL DE CERVANTES wrote about the poor spanish nobleman who chases after windmills
TRUE
T/F: The PORTUGUESE Armada was defeated in 1588 by stormy weather and the English navy
false, Spanish
T/F: The republic formed by the United Provinces of SPAIN was an unusual type of government for 16th century Europe.
false, the Netherlands
T/F: Philip II of Spain lived within the walls of his gray, granite palace called the ESCORIAL
TRUE
T/F: ENGLAND failed to develop a middle class in the 1500s because the tax burden on the lower class prevented their ability to begin business.
false, Spain
______ became the first king of the Bourbon Dynasty
Henry IV (Henry of Navarre)
_______ is the magnificent palace built for Louis XIV
Versailles
__________ were governed agents who collected taxes and administered justice
intendents
__________ was the minister of finance under Louis XIV whose policies of mercantilism caused France's economy to grow and prosper
Jean Baptist Colbert
____________ fought against Catholics in eight wars in France between 1562 and 1598
Huguenots
Frederick II came to power as the ______
King of Prussia
The War of the Austrian Succession was fought over the possession of lands belonging to _________
Maria Theresa
Most of the early battles of the Thirty Years' War were won by the ______________
Hapsburgs
Under Maria Theresa, Austria's greatest enemy was __________
Prussia
In Europe, the Seven Years' War resulted in _________
no exchange of territories in Europe
Peter the Great's main reason for visiting the West was to _____________
learn about western customs and technology
In Russia, the boyars were _______
landowning nobles
The first Russian ruler to adopt the title czar meaning "caesar" was ________
Ivan the Terrible
Ivan the Terrible's cruelty was aimed mainly at _____
nobles
The site for St. Petersburg was chosen because it was near _________
water routes to Europe
This was being adopted to prevent disagreements between the monarchy and Parliament from bringing government to a standstill
cabinet system
This king of England lost the English Civil War
Charles I
This prevented monarchs from jailing people for purely political reasons and from indefinitely holding prisoners without trial
habeas corpus
This document made clear the limits on royal power after the Glorious Revolution
Bill of Rights
This Catholic king of England was replaced by William and Mary
James II
Philip II's castle
The Escorial
Who was known as the sun king?
Louis 14
Who was the first king of the Bourbon Dynasty?
Henry of Navarre
gov. agents who collected taxes and administered justice
intendants
Minister of finance under Louis 14
Jean Baptiste Colbert
Catholic Minister who Louis 14 appointed
Cardinal Richelieu
declaration of religious toleration that said the Huguenots could live in peace in France and set up their own houses of worship in some cities
Edict of Nantes
Austrian enemy when Maria Theresa ruled
Prussia
This period began when Charles II crowned king
Restoration
the concept that God created the monarchy and that the monarch acted as God's representative on earth
divine right
Philip II wanted to protect __________
catholicism
War between french and spanish thrones
War of Spanish succession
The early battles of the 30 years' war were won by _______
Hapsburgs
War fought over lands of Maria Theresa
War of Austrian Succession
When Peter the Great (of Russia) came into power, the best part of the economy was the ______
serfs
The site chosen because of its waterways
St. Petersburg
This puritan leader abolished monarchy
Oliver Cromwell
Who came to power after Glorious Revolution
William and Mary
France king who said "I am the state
Louis 14
the cause of 8 civil wars
religion (catholics vs. huguenots)
This king of Scotland inherited English throne
James Stuart
Writer who became a skeptic and developed the essay
Michel de Montaigne
palace built by Louis
Versailles
Richelieus successor, minister to Louis
Cardinal Mazarin
Parliament's financial power was a problem to the ________
absolute monarchy
By the 1600s what was England
constitutional monarchy