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Absolute Monarchs questions
Begin your study of this period by reading Chapter 6 in
European History
. Continue to
World Civilizations
and read
The Age of Absolutism
.
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presentations
from
tboggs
You will find a concise definition of absolutism
here
.
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presentations
from
John Hext
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presentations
from
marshascott
Read
The Case of England
at
World Civilizations.
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presentations
from
Jennifer Boyer-Switala
Complete these questions after reading through the assigned chapters, websites, and slideshows.
Create a word processing document titled “Absolute Monarchs.” Copy the following questions to your document and answer in complete paragraphs (5 to 7 sentences).
Be sure your answers are in your own words and not just copied from the reading
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Vocabulary Reconquista absolute monarch divine right Edict of Nantes Versailles Thirty Years’ War Peace of Westphalia czar St. Petersburg Petition of Right constitutional monarch Glorious Revolution
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People Ferdinand and Isabella Philip II Henry of Navarre Cardinal Richelieu Louis XIV Cardianl Mazarin Jean Baptiste Colbert Maria Theresa Frederick the Great Peter the Great Henry VIII Oliver Cromwell
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Questions:
- What was the purpose of the Spanish Armada? What happened to it and what was the historical impact of its outcome?
- What happened to the Spanish economy during Philip II’s reign?
- In what ways was Louis XIV able to increase his power while decreasing the power of other groups?
- Why did Louis XIV fight the War of the Spanish Succession?
- Describe the reforms Peter the Great brought to the people of Russia.
- Explain how and why Henry VIII broke from the Catholic Church.