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Reading Review Chapter 5, Section 1: Spain’s Empire and Absolutism
Key Terms:
1. Phillip II:
2. El Greco & Velazquez:
3. Don Quixote:
4. Absolute Monarch:
5. Divine Right:
Key Questions:
6. How did Phillip II rule Spain and why did he rule that way?
7. What were the causes & results of the Anglo-Spanish War?
8. What was the Golden Age of Spain?
9. What caused Spain’s Empire to weaken?
10. Why did the Dutch revolt and what was the result of that revolution?
Reading Review Chapter 5, Section 2: Reign of Louis XIV
Key Terms:
1. Edict of Nantes:
2. Cardinal Richelieu:
3. Montaigne & Descartes:
4. Louis XIV:
5. Jean-Baptiste Colbert:
Key Questions:
6. How did Cardinal Richelieu strengthen the monarchy?
7. Why were French writers skeptical?
8. How did Louis XIV weaken the nobles in France?
9. How did Louis grand style hurt the French economy?
10. Why was the War of Spanish Succession fought and what were the results?
Reading Review Chapter 5, Section 3: Central European Monarch Clash
Key Terms:
1. Emperor Ferdinand II:
2. Gustavus Adoplus:
3. Maria Theresa:
4. Frederick the Great:
5. War of Austrian Succesion:
Key Questions:
6. What caused the Thirty Years War and describe the fighting during the war?
7. What was the Peace at Westphalia and how did it change Europe?
8. What happened to the Holy Roman and Ottoman Empires?
9. How did Prussia become a power in Europe?
10. Why was the Seven Years War fought and what were the results?
Reading Review Chapter 5, Section 4: Absolute Rulers of Russia
Key Terms:
1. Boyars:
2. Ivan the Terrible:
3. Romanov family:
4. Peter the Great:
5. St. Petersburg
Key Questions (use 178 & 179 for question 10)
6. Describe the rule of Ivan the Terrible and why he ruled in that manner.
7. How was Russia different than Europe?
8. What did Peter the Great learn in Western Europe?
9. What reforms were put into place by Peter the Great
10. Give examples of how Russians dealt with the winter and how it was celebrated.