| A | B |
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| controlled most of europe | spain |
| Hapsburg king inherited spain, spain's possessions including colonies parts of Italy netherlands australia | Charles V |
| Problems that weaken spain | high inflation and taxes, demand increased as population rose, influx of silver decreased its value, no middle class poor paid high taxes |
| more problems to weaken spain | dutch revolt, money going outside the country, money goign to france and england and the netherlands for cheaper produced goods |
| caused prices to rise people bought goods from other countries | guild system |
| how are the netherlands different from spain | calvinst not Catholic. Netherlands have lots of trade and wealth unlike Spain |
| absolute moarchs | kings or queens who believed all power with in the boundaries of their country was in their hands |
| what happened when king philip raised taxes and tried to stop protestants | the people revolted |
| William of Orange | wants to get rid of the spanish, Fought for freedom of Netherlands lost every battle, |
| How did william of Orange defeat the spanish | He flooded the land by damaging the Dikes |
| The United Provinces of the Netherlands are different for two reasons name them | Supported religious tolerance, has elected leader |
| How many battles did William of Orange win | none he lost every battle |
| Why is the Dutch Economy doing well | they were good business leaders, Took advantage of situations in markets and made lots of money. Their large fleet controlled the trade routs |
| List one way the Dutch made lots of money | they bought surplus grain in Poland and shipped it to Europe when they had a grain shortage and the price for grain was high |
| Type of government established by the Netherlands after gaining their independence | Republic |
| Dutch artist painted portraits used light and shadows to highlight work | Rembrandt |
| What is the goal of Absolute monarcs | to control all aspects of society |
| What are absolute monarchs | Kings and Queens that had contol of all aspects of society |
| Define ideal of divine right | Kings and Queens thought they were Gods representative on earth |
| Name four things related to rise of Absolute monarch | 1. took advantage of of upheavals in socisty. 2. controled social gatherings worship. 3. Created large courts to show their power.4. Goal was to free themselves from limitations placed on them by Parliaments or nobility |
