Age of absolutism test updated 2023 questions and answers
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What are Absolute monarchs
Kings or queens who held all the power within their state's boundaries
What was the absolute monarch's goal
To control every aspect of society
What is divine right
The idea that God created the monarchy and the monarchy acted as God's
representative on earth
How did monarchs justify their power
By divine right
True or false:
Monarchs answered only to God
True
Ferdinand and Isabella came from which two families
Aragon and Castile
Who completed the reconquista by defeating Muslims in Granada and expelling
muslims from Spain
Ferdinand and Isabella
In 1492, who funded the voyage of Christopher Columbus to the New World
Isabella did
What made Spain the first modern European power
Trade and colonies in the New World
How did Ferdinand and Isabella force religious unity
They persecuted non-Catholics during the Spanish Inquisition
What led to an economic decline in Spain
Many artisans and merchants fled
What family was Charles V from
The habsburg family
Who was elected emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, ruled over Spanish
colonies in the Americas, parts of Italy and the Netherlands, and was heir to the
throne of Spain and Austria
Charles V
What people group did Charles V struggle against
German Protestants
What did Charles V sign
The peace of augsburg
What did the peace of Augsburg do
It allowed German princes to choose their own religion
What did Charles V retire to
A monastery
True or false:
When Charles V split his empire, he gave Ferdinand the Holy Roman Empire and
Philip Spain, the American colonies, and the Spanish Netherlands
, True
Philip II
Shy, serious, and deeply religious. Worked hard to expand Spanish territory, seized
Portugal's throne, and acquired Portuguese land in Africa, India, and East Indies.
Incredibly wealthy. Huge standing army.
How did Philip II defend Catholicism
He fought the Ottoman Empire, fought Dutch protestant rebels, and attempted to invade
England for being protestant
Dutch Revolt
11 years of war further slowed the Spanish economy
Why did the Spanish Armada begin
Because Spain (Philip II) wanted England to be catholic
Other reasons that Spain began the Spanish Armada
They were angry over the execution of mary queen of scots
How did Spain have the money to build the Armada
They used wealth from the new world
What 2 leaders were involved in the Spanish Armada
Philip II and queen Elizabeth
Did England (queen Elizabeth) remain Protestant or return to Catholicism
Remained Protestant
What did England (queen Elizabeth) do about the Spanish Armada
Ordered English ships led by Francis Drake to raid Spanish treasure ships in the New
World. They sent troops to support Dutch rebels
Spanish plan
Meet up with 30,000 soldiers in Netherlands before invading England
English plan
Using smaller, faster ships, skilled sailors, and long-range cannons to pester the
Armada
Who won the Spanish Armada
England
Weaknesses in the Spanish empire
Inflation, nobles did not pay taxes, imports, and the Dutch revolt
Queen Elizabeth I
Constantly in conflict with parliament over money, left a large debt
Edict of nantes
Granted religious rights to the Huguenots
Who was cardinal richelieu
Louis XIII's prime minister, real power behind the throne
What did cardinal Richelieu do
Worked to increase the power of the Bourbons, moved against the Huguenots, and
weakened nobles' power.
How did Cardinal Richelieu move against the Huguenots
He didn't limit their right to worship, but instead he forbid Protestant cities from having
walls
Who involved France in the 30 years war to limit Habsburg power
cardinal richelieu did
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What are Absolute monarchs
Kings or queens who held all the power within their state's boundaries
What was the absolute monarch's goal
To control every aspect of society
What is divine right
The idea that God created the monarchy and the monarchy acted as God's
representative on earth
How did monarchs justify their power
By divine right
True or false:
Monarchs answered only to God
True
Ferdinand and Isabella came from which two families
Aragon and Castile
Who completed the reconquista by defeating Muslims in Granada and expelling
muslims from Spain
Ferdinand and Isabella
In 1492, who funded the voyage of Christopher Columbus to the New World
Isabella did
What made Spain the first modern European power
Trade and colonies in the New World
How did Ferdinand and Isabella force religious unity
They persecuted non-Catholics during the Spanish Inquisition
What led to an economic decline in Spain
Many artisans and merchants fled
What family was Charles V from
The habsburg family
Who was elected emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, ruled over Spanish
colonies in the Americas, parts of Italy and the Netherlands, and was heir to the
throne of Spain and Austria
Charles V
What people group did Charles V struggle against
German Protestants
What did Charles V sign
The peace of augsburg
What did the peace of Augsburg do
It allowed German princes to choose their own religion
What did Charles V retire to
A monastery
True or false:
When Charles V split his empire, he gave Ferdinand the Holy Roman Empire and
Philip Spain, the American colonies, and the Spanish Netherlands
, True
Philip II
Shy, serious, and deeply religious. Worked hard to expand Spanish territory, seized
Portugal's throne, and acquired Portuguese land in Africa, India, and East Indies.
Incredibly wealthy. Huge standing army.
How did Philip II defend Catholicism
He fought the Ottoman Empire, fought Dutch protestant rebels, and attempted to invade
England for being protestant
Dutch Revolt
11 years of war further slowed the Spanish economy
Why did the Spanish Armada begin
Because Spain (Philip II) wanted England to be catholic
Other reasons that Spain began the Spanish Armada
They were angry over the execution of mary queen of scots
How did Spain have the money to build the Armada
They used wealth from the new world
What 2 leaders were involved in the Spanish Armada
Philip II and queen Elizabeth
Did England (queen Elizabeth) remain Protestant or return to Catholicism
Remained Protestant
What did England (queen Elizabeth) do about the Spanish Armada
Ordered English ships led by Francis Drake to raid Spanish treasure ships in the New
World. They sent troops to support Dutch rebels
Spanish plan
Meet up with 30,000 soldiers in Netherlands before invading England
English plan
Using smaller, faster ships, skilled sailors, and long-range cannons to pester the
Armada
Who won the Spanish Armada
England
Weaknesses in the Spanish empire
Inflation, nobles did not pay taxes, imports, and the Dutch revolt
Queen Elizabeth I
Constantly in conflict with parliament over money, left a large debt
Edict of nantes
Granted religious rights to the Huguenots
Who was cardinal richelieu
Louis XIII's prime minister, real power behind the throne
What did cardinal Richelieu do
Worked to increase the power of the Bourbons, moved against the Huguenots, and
weakened nobles' power.
How did Cardinal Richelieu move against the Huguenots
He didn't limit their right to worship, but instead he forbid Protestant cities from having
walls
Who involved France in the 30 years war to limit Habsburg power
cardinal richelieu did
