Project Preparation and Presentation
Mrs. Ziemnik
Name______
Directions: You will use information in Chapter 4 to help organize and collect data on your given country. Remember, you must not only give us a summary of your country’s actions during this important period in history, but you must explain to us WHY YOUR COUNTRY WENT UP OR DOWN on the “Top Five” ranking we discussed in class! Were there specific people or events that made your country rise or fall in power from 1500-1750? You should become an expert on this and be ready to share!
SPAIN
How did Charles V rule over his large Hapsburg empire? What signs of trouble do you see here between Spain and other countries as he tried to control his nation?
How was Philip II similar to his father, but different than most other monarchs in Europe?
How did Philip II use marriage to get his country more power and alliances?
Define absolute monarch and divine right.
Explain the problems Phillip had in ruling the Netherlands.
Why did Philip decide to attack England, and what were the results?
Discuss art and writing during Spain’s golden age. Show pictures in your presentation.
Project Preparation and Presentation
Mrs. Ziemnik
Name______
Directions: You will use information in Chapter 4 to help organize and collect data on your given country. Remember, you must not only give us a summary of your country’s actions during this important period in history, but you must explain to us WHY YOUR COUNTRY WENT UP OR DOWN on the “Top Five” ranking we discussed in class! Were there specific people or events that made your country rise or fall in power from 1500-1750? You should become an expert on this and be ready to share!
FRANCE
How was France torn apart by the Catholic/Protestant struggle? Explain by describing the Huguenots.
How did Henry IV and the Edict of Nantes stop a lot of the violence in France?
What role did Cardinal Richelieu play in strengthening the authority of the government?
King Louis XIV was known for saying, “I am the state.” Explain what this means, why his nickname was “the Sun King,” and how he ruled as an absolute monarch.
How did Colbert make France a very wealthy nation?
Explain the court at Versailles and what kinds of activities went on there. Why did the average French citizen start to resent this lavish court and this king?
Why did France begin to decline? How do you see signs of trouble in France, despite their shiny palace and seemingly powerful king?
Project Preparation and Presentation
Mrs. Ziemnik
Name______
Directions: You will use information in Chapter 4 to help organize and collect data on your given country. Remember, you must not only give us a summary of your country’s actions during this important period in history, but you must explain to us WHY YOUR COUNTRY WENT UP OR DOWN on the “Top Five” ranking we discussed in class! Were there specific people or events that made your country rise or fall in power from 1500-1750? You should become an expert on this and be ready to share!
ENGLAND
How did the Tudor Family strengthen England’s power?
How did James I and Charles I clash with dissenters and persecute those who stood in their way? Explain using the Puritans, The Petition of Right, and the Long Parliament.
Analyze the causes and the effects of the English Civil War. Describe the role of the Cavaliers, their leaders, and the Roundheads and their leaders. Who won, and how did it establish the temporary Commonwealth of England?
Explain the Glorious Revolution: when William and Mary came to rule England, and James II was forced to flee. Why was it called the “Glorious Revolution?”
Evaluate the English Bill of Right and explain what rights were written in this 1689 document.
How did England successfully limit their monarchy? Explain the role of the Cabinet and Prime Minister.
Project Preparation and Presentation
Mrs. Ziemnik
Name______
Directions: You will use information in Chapter 4 to help organize and collect data on your given country. Remember, you must not only give us a summary of your country’s actions during this important period in history, but you must explain to us WHY YOUR COUNTRY WENT UP OR DOWN on the “Top Five” ranking we discussed in class! Were there specific people or events that made your country rise or fall in power from 1500-1750? You should become an expert on this and be ready to share!
AUSTRIA AND PRUSSIA
Explain the causes and effects of the Thirty Years’ War. Discuss the devastation and instability it caused in these empires.
How did the Peace of Westphalia and the Thirty Years’ War leave the Germanic states so disorganized and not unified?
Why weren’t the Hapsburgs in Austria able to develop a strong centralized government like we saw in France?
What role did Maria Theresa play in strengthening Austria’s power?
How did the Hohenzollern Family strengthen Prussia’s authority? Give examples of things Frederick William I and Frederick II did to gain power.
How did rivalries in the Germanic states lead to worldwide conflict?
Project Preparation and Presentation
Mrs. Ziemnik
Name______
Directions: You will use information in Chapter 4 to help organize and collect data on your given country. Remember, you must not only give us a summary of your country’s actions during this important period in history, but you must explain to us WHY YOUR COUNTRY WENT UP OR DOWN on the “Top Five” ranking we discussed in class! Were there specific people or events that made your country rise or fall in power from 1500-1750? You should become an expert on this and be ready to share!
RUSSIA
Who was Peter the Great, and how did he modernize Russia? Explain his trips to western Europe and what he brought back to his nation.
What kind of changes did Peter make to control his church and the nobles in Russia? Give examples!
How did Peter modernize his country WITH FORCE? What happened to those that disagreed with him?
How did Peter try to expand his country’s borders, and why did he desire a warm-water port? Discuss the moving of the capital to St. Petersburg in your answer.
What was Peter’s legacy for Russia?
How did Catherine the Great, a German princess, come to rule Russia? In what ways did she strengthen her country and in what ways did she persecute people in her country?
What happened to Poland during this time period? Explain how Poland was literally wiped off the map until 1919.