History Study Guide--online review

List 3 tenets under the Edict of Nantes

recognized Catholicism as the official religion of France, gave the Huguenots the right to worship, had political privileges

list 3 accomplishments of Russia's Czar ''Peter the Great''

recognized and strengthened the military, introduced people to western culture, and built the St. Petersburgs

who supported Parliament?

roundheads

the most famous of all English dramatists

william shakespeare

Who were the Huguenots?

French Protestants influenced by John Calvin

why do think Parliament had Charles of I England beheaded?

I believe Charles I of England was beheaded because of horrible actions as a king. He displayed bad mannerisms as king and had very poor decision making that led to a war.

Russia's 1st Czar

Ivan IV

Who was the greatest supporter of militant Catholicism in the second half of the 16th century?

King Phillip II

thomas hobbes wrote the...

Leviathan

why was louis xiv called the sun king?

he chose the sun as the personal symbol

what opulent palace did louis xiv build?

Palace of Versailles

In England what was the Restoration?

Restoration was a period or restoring the Stuart monarchy

What did Queen Elizabeth I of England hope to achieve with her moderate foreign policy of balancing power between France and Spain?

She hoped to keep things peaceful and not start a war. The policy was in act for peace and protection of England.

acceding to the throne after the death of Elizabeth I, James Stuart of Scotland became King James I of England. James believed in the Divine Right of Kings. explain the political philosophy

This is simply the belief of receiving power from God and being responsible only to God.

Why was William/ Mary's ascension to the throne called the Glorious Revolution?

This was called the the Glorious Revolution because of how there was almost no bloodshed.

As the new king of Spain, what was Phillip's first major goal?

To consolidate the inherited lands from his father

How did William of Orange and his wife Mary become England's monarchs?

William of Orange and Mary were offered the throne by Parliament.

Who led the Dutch resistance against Phillip II and Spain?

William the Silent

What was the Spanish Armada?`

a fleet of Spanish warships

what is absolutism?

a system where the ruler holds total power

two reasons why Parliament defeated Charles I

armies stronger and more disciplined, fast at taking control

Which two issues led to the Dutch resistance?

attempt to crush Calvinism, violence

List the 2 major reasons the Spanish Armada was defeated and destroyed

battered by faster English ships, ambushed by storms while sailing back on the

who supported charles I?

cavaliers or royalist

two issues that led to the English Civil War in 1642

charles the I was going to sign a petition to limit his power; realized what he was doing and objected. Charles tried to impose more rituals on the Church of England and force Puritans to accept it

list two main reasons witchcraft hysteria lessened in 1600s

fewer government officials were wiling to disrupt societies and attitudes were changing

what was another name given to the Thirty Years' Wars?

last of the religious wars

three natural rights john locke wrote in the treaties of government

property, life, liberty

list two effects of the Thirty Years' War

there were a series of rebellions throughout Europe, for 30 years Germany was plundered and destroyed

What was its major objective? (Spanish armada)

to overthrow Protestantism