AP Euro final: Religious Wars
Spanish strength in the second half of the sixteenth century was based on
An efficient national bureaucracy, a subjugated peasantry, wealth from the new world
Each of the following was a result of Spain's golden century
El escorial, the works of Diego Velasquez and El Greco, Cervantes' Don Quixote,
Politiques, non-politiques
Elizabeth I and Henry IV of France Phillip II and Mary I
The thirty years War had roughly three phases
False
Mary, Queen of Scots, was executed because
Of her complicity in several plots against the life of Elizabeth I
The Edict of Nantes in 1598 did which of the following
Proclaimed the toleration of Calvinism
What was Mary I main goal in her reign over England
Return the nation to Catholicism
What was Queen Elizabeth I's relationship to her eventual enemy Philip II of Spain
Sister in Law
During the reign of Mary I in England
The Marian exiles fled the nation for refuge in other parts of Europe
What was the main goal of Catherine de Medicis intrigues during the French Wars of Religion
To keep her sons and the Valois dynasty in power
Henry of Navarre
Was Huguenot who became a Catholic
This man was the leader for much of the Dutch revolt against Spanish power in the 16th century
William of Orange
Year of Treaty of Westphalia
1648
About what percentage of the German population died as a result of the Thirty Years war
30-40
In the second half of the 16th century, Germany had about how many autonomous political entities?
360
The Battle of Lepanto was
A major reason for Philip II's reputation as a Catholic hero
The Wars of Religion in France were at least temporarily halted by
An open minded king
Elizabeth I of England was the harshest in her dealings with
Any separatists or groups who threatened the unity of her rule
One result of the Treaty of Westphalia was that
Calvinists were given legal recognition
Baroque art and decor would have most likely been found in which of he following churches of the period
Catholic
In the 16th-17th century world of secular gov., those that favored centralized monarchy usually favored the
Catholic faith
This man split the Habsburg Empire in two after years of struggling to keep it united
Charles V
Which of these nations entered into the 30 years war early on in an attempt to fight in support of Protestants in northern Germany
Denmark
Under Elizabeth I the English or Anglican Church
Developed a strong hierarchical governing system with the Monarch at the top
The smaller rulers in German states tried to use the Thirty Year's War to
Expand their individual holdings and their strength
What event of the 30 years war was reminiscent of the way in which the Spanish Habsburgs treated its subjects in the Netherlands
Ferdinand II's harsh treatment of Bohemian Protestants
The parents of Bloody Mary I were
Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon
The St. Batholomew's Day Massacre
Made many French Calvinists believe they were in an international struggle for survival
The Spanish objective in the Netherlands was to
Make the area politically docile and religiously uniform
How did Gustavus Adolphus perish
Personally leading a cavalry charge
The Spanish Fury referred to the
Spanish Massacre of people in the Netherlands
As a result of the defeat of the Spanish Armada
The French found that they were able to be the dominant power of the European continent, Spain found that it was never able to fully recover from the defeat and loss of the ships, England gradually became a leading sea power that stood poised to expand into a global empire, Habsburg power was greatly diminished, especially in the West
The Catholic French fought against the Catholic Holy Roman Emperor in the 30 Year's War because
The Habsburgs were a traditional enemy and threat to France from two sides
What precipitated the French Wars of Religion
The Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre
The Turks' continued quest for expansion into Europe was finally stopped
The Spanish navy
Results of the Treaty of Westphalia that had an impact in the 20th century are
The nation of Switzerland exists, the Netherlands is a country
During this time period, the rulers that seemed to be the most successful in terms of achieving their goals were
The ones who were less concerned with supporting a particular religious group than with trying to maintain the political power and unity of their countries
Elizabeth I of England and her contemporary, Henry IV of France, have been called politiques because they believed that
Theological controversy should be subordinate to political unity
Many members of the French nobility found Calvinism attractive because
They hoped to be able to achieve the kind of decentralization based on religion that was in Germany
The Ottoman Empire was centered in the modern country of
Turkey
