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Chapter 18 Study Guide Sections 1 and 2

 

1.    Define “absolute monarch” ____________________________________________

2.    Define “divine right”. __________________________________________________

3.    How did Charles I of Spain become Holy Roman Emperor? ___________________

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4.    How did the size of Charles I/V’s empire affect his reign? (2 reasons)____________

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5.    Who wrote Don Quixote? ______________________________________________

6.    Why did Philip II decide to attack England (2 reasons)? _______________________

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7.    What was the Spanish Armada? _________________________________________

8.    List three reasons why Spain’s power declined starting in the late 1500s:

a.    ______________________________________________________________

b.    ______________________________________________________________

c.    ______________________________________________________________

9.    What is a Huguenot? __________________________________________________

10. How did Henry IV end France’s wars of religion? ____________________________

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11. What is the Palace of Versailles? ________________________________________

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12. Who was Cardinal Richelieu AND why is he important? _______________________

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13. List three ways the French monarchy increased its power over French nobles:

a.    ______________________________________________________________

b.    ______________________________________________________________

c.    ______________________________________________________________

14. How did Louis XIV show his power as absolute monarch? _____________________

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15. Why was Louis XIV called the “Sun King”? _________________________________

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16. Why did Louis XIV revoke the Edict of Nantes? _____________________________

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17. How does the Palace of Versailles show Louis XIV’s power? ___________________ ___________________________________________________________________

18. Why was the War of the Spanish Succession fought? ________________________ ___________________________________________________________________

19. What was the Treaty of Utrecht? _________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________

20. How did Louis XIV’s long reign affect his power as absolute monarch? ___________ ____________________________________________________________________


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