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| Philip II | ruled from 1556 to 1598, most powerful monarch in spanish history, made himself the leading defender of the Catholic faith, known as the prudent king, he built a granite palace called El Escorial |
| Spanish Armanda | a force of 130 ships, 3000 men, was a fleet of warships organized to cary out a mission. Defeted by the English in 1588. |
| Spanish Inquisition | Ferdinand and Isabella wanted to complete unity in their new nation, wanted to drive out jews and moors, questioned the Moriscos, Moranos,and others suspected of not being true Catholics, Jews leave netherlands, Philip II supportedthe Inquisition |
| Inflation | an abnormal increase in currency resulting in sharp uprising in prices |
| hapsburgs | Began with Philip the handsome and Joanna the mad, ended with Charles II (Died without heir) |
| Moors | Arab muslims |
| Tudors | Strong monarchy in England that ruled from 1485 after the War of Roses, helped rebuildpower of the crown, they werenot as absolute as other European monarch |
| henry VII | first of the Tudor monarch, became king in1485 after the War of Roses,helped rebuild Englands comerical prosperity |
| Elizabeth | An english Queen who never married and had powerful intelect, political savvy, and she was immenseley popular with the people |
| Shakespear | The best known English playwright, Who delte with universal human qualities such as love, ambition, jealousy, and despair |
| Scotland | largely catholic and hostile towards england, Elizabeth helped them to become Protestant and ally's with England |
| Ireland | parts were under English rule and Elizabeth saught to make ties so that they could not be used for spanish bases |
| Mary Queen of Scots | Elisabeths cousin, aqused of ploting against Elizabeth, Elizabeth agreed to her execution |
| Edict of Nates | reassured Protosents that they had free worship where it was the majority, it also greanted Huguenots same civil rights as Catholics |
| Cardinal Richelieu | reduced power of noble and the Huguenots inorder for and absolute monarchy and wanted France to be the surpreme power in Europe |
| Louis XIV | Monarch who had an absolute rule and one of the most famous of absolute of rulers. Put France on the brinks of a revolution-was executed |
| Huguenots | a name given to France Protestants |
| Louis' court | court was in Versailles palace, freed nobles from taxes wanted to control nobility |
| War of Spanish Succesion | 1701-1713Eurpoean Nations vs. France and Spain-Austrians acquired Spanish Netherlandsrecieved the Italian lands, French treasureywas emptied causing increased poverty and opposition to Louis's rule was created |
| Thirty years war | Catholics fought protestants |
| Westernism | Peter the Great's impact on Russia is best expressed by the word? |
| Devine RIght Theory | Monarch beleieve there right to rule is given to them directly by God |
| religious unity | The Tudors strengthened the monarchy yet they did not achieve ..... |
| "The Sun King" did... | reigned for the shortest time i nEuropean history |
| they feared encirclement by the Hapsburg | Why did the French take the German Protestants side in the Thiry- years war |
