| A | B |
|---|
| absolutism | form of government with unlimited power held by one individual or group |
| divine right | the idea that a ruler derived the authority to rule from god and was responsible only to gog for his actions |
| Hapsburgs | ruling family of Spain until the late 17th century |
| Philip II | most powerful monarch in Spanish history |
| el escorial | Philip's palace |
| Castille and Aragon | united to form Spain |
| 1590's | Aragon revolted because Castille emerged as dominant in the new Spain |
| Marranos | Jews who had converted to Christianity |
| Moriscos | Muslims who had converted to Christianity |
| Madrid | the center of Philip II's empire |
| Netherlands | Philip fought to end protestantism here |
| sea dogs | English Privateers who raided Spanish ships |
| armada | fleet of warships organized to carry out a mission |
| fire ships | English tactic that defeated the Spanish Armada in the English channel |
| inflation | an abnormal increase in currency resulting in a sharp rise in prices |
| Charles II | last of the Spanish Hapsburgs |
