| A | B |
|---|
| How did Spanish powers increase under Phillip II? | Ruling by divine right, defending the Catholic Church, and engaging in numerous wars |
| Absolute monarch | Ruler with complete authority |
| Divine Right | The belief that the authority to rule came directly from God |
| Who was Charles the V | Grandson of Ferdinand and Isabella who inherited not only the crown of Spain but also the Austrian Hapsburg empire |
| Huge fleet of ships | Armada |
| Reason for decline in power and enconomy in Spain | Lack of strong leadership and neglecting farming and commerce while enjoying treasure from America |
| El Greco | famous painter of this period |
| Diego Velazquez | Court painter known for vivid portraits of Spanish royalty |
| Name of the royals from Scotland | The Stuarts |
| 1550-1650 | Spain's Golden Age |
| Famous Spanish writer of Don Quixote | Miguel de Cervantes |
| Brilliant economist and finance minister of Louis XIV that followed mercantilist policies | Jean Baptiste Colbert |
| Chief minister appointed by Louis XIII | Cardinal Armand Richelieu |
| The "Sun King" | Louis XIV |
| The major morning ritual of the Sun King | Levee or 'rising' |
| A royal hunting lodge turned into a palace | The Palace of Versailles |
| Name given to French Protestants | Huguenots |
| Symbolized the complete breakdown of order in France | St Bartholomew's Day Massacre |
| Grants religious toleration to Huguenots | Edict of Nantes |
| Type of economy that relies on aquisition of colonies and wealth | Mercantilism |
| The French actor-playwright who made comedies mocking French society | Moliere |
| The French Protestant king who converted to Catholicism | Henry IV |
| What role did the Estates General play during the reign of Louis XIV? | Louis XIV did not once call a meeting and the Estates General played no role during his reign |
| What caused France to agree to sign the Treaty of Utrecht, agreeing to keep France and Spain separate? | The War of Spanish Succession which was over uniting the two crowns |
| Louis XIV most economically costly blunder | Revoking the Edict of Nantes causing the hardworking Huguenots to flee the country |
| Hapsburg empress that unified Austria after the Holy Roman breakup | Maria Theresa |
