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D Mod chap 19
sem. 2
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History
10th Grade
01/25/2009

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what is the form of government in which a powerful kingdom is created by a monarch so that they can command the governemt and have complete loyalty of their subjects ?
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absolutism
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the political idea that monarchs receive their power directly from God and are responsible to God alone for their actions
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divine right
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a _ _ would unify diverse peoples and bring greater efficiency and control
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absolute monarchy
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during the age of absolutism, the _ (family name) remained Europe's most powerful royal family
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hapsburgs
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Who is the brother of Charles V ? who was his son ?
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Ferdinand; Philip II
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Charles V gave Spain, the Netherlands, southern Italy, and Spain's overseas empire to _
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Philip II
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Ferdinand became the Holy Roman Emperor, thanks to whom ?
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Charles V
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Who is known to be the most powerful monarch in Spanish history ?
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Philip II
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Which spanish monarch had many efforts to end Protestantism in his domanins and made him the enemy of all protestants?
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philip ii
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Philip is the son of who and who? what did each rule ?
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Charles V (holy roman emperor) & Isabella of Portugal
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Philip II of Spain was a _ (family )
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hapsburg
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Whom was known as the "prudent" king and led the involvement of Spain into a number of costly European wars ?
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Philip II
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What is the granite palace built by philip ii ?
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el escorial
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what served as a royal court, art gallery, monestary, and tomb for Spanish royalty ?
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el escorial
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The Spanish kingdoms united when _ of Aragon married _ of Castile (think of spanish inquisition )
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ferdinand ; isabella
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In the 1500s _ (name of place) had more territory, people, and wealth than any other part of Spain
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castile
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What was the center of Spain & the empire made by Philip II? what became the capital which is located in the (first blank )
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castile; madrid
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What is the literary form of Spanish ?
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Castilian
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Ferdinand and Isabella took absolute control by weakening _, _. amd _ (the spanish legislature)
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nobles, church, Cortes
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the _ _ tried to rid Spain of Protestants and Muslims and was done by massacres (name the two people also)
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spanish inquisition; ferdinand and isabella
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Spains monarch(s) which whom there was much exploration and wealth ?
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ferdinand and isabella
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_ began Spanish decline as a world power
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Phillip II
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Whom tried to fight England and was defeated ?
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Phillip II
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Who led the spanish armada ? which english monarch defeated it ?
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philip II; Elizabeth
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_ was a devout catholic- therefore fought Muslims and Protestants, and tried to stop the spred of Protestantism in the Netherlands (Germany)
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Charles V
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_ & _ unified Spain
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Ferdinand and Isabella
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_ led an unsuccesful war with the Dutch ?
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the spanish armada
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_ & _ expelled converted jews and muslims
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ferdinand and isabella
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_ & _ expelled converted jews and muslims
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ferdinand and isabella
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what european family was charles V related to ?
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hapsburg
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what were the four reasons in which spain declined under philip ii ?
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heavy taxes, inefficient govt, couldnt conquer england, english raided spanish ships and colonies
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a fleet of warships organized to carry out a mission
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armada
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whom sent the spanish armada? whom defeated it ?
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philip ii; elizabeth i
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why did philip send the armada ?
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because elizabeth aided the dutch
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the period from 1550 to 1650 is called Spains cultural "siglo de oro" or ...
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golden century
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who wrote don quixote ?
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miguel de cervantes
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cervantes' novel also symbolized the steady..
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decline of spain as a european world power
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an abnormal increase in currency resulting in sharp pricce raises
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inflation
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who was the last of the spanish hapsburgs ?
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charles ii
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Although charles later married, hje did not have any children. with no heirs heirs to the throne of spain, european monarchs pltted to control the succession to the _ throne
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spanish
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From 1485 to 1603, the _ dynasty ruled england, brought unity to the country after a long period of decline and disorder
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tudor
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E. institutions such as _ and the courts of law set boudns to the authority that Tudor monarchs could exercise
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parliament
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E> who was the first tudor monarch ?
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henry Vii
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E> William the Conqueror made everyone swaer the _ oath so that all nobles had to sweear allegiance to king
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salisbury 0ath
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E> who was king during the hundred years war?
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edward iii
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E> what was the point of the 100 years war?
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war with france over territory
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E> in the 100 years war, _ loses because of Joan of Arc's help to the _
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england; french
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E> in the 100 years war, although england lost, a strong sense of _ occured
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national pride (nationalism)
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E> who were known as the white roses? red roses?
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yorks, lancasters
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what was the name of the civil war that lasted 30 years between two powerful families wanting control ?
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war of the roses
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E> which of the 2 families wins the war of the roses
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lancaster
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henry vii was a
lancaster or york ?
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lancaster
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E> under henry viii _ gets more power
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parliament
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e> strongest of the tudor rulers ?
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henry the viii
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E> which tudor ruler started anglicanism ?
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henry 8
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what was the result of the war of the roses ?
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lancaster family wins, therefore king henry vii rises
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E> who was the catholic daughter of henry 8
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bloody mary
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E> _ married king philip of spain and tries to re-instate catholicism and caused 300 protestants to burn at the stake
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bloody mary
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E> after the death of henry 8, his son _ became king of 9 and died; therefore his sister _ became queen.
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edward VI; mary
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E> to what european country did queen mary lose a war?
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england
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E> who founded the Stuart dynasty and united Scotland and England under a commmon ruler?
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James I
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E> under which monarch was there a great cultural time? who also sprung up and became famous during this time?
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elizabeth i; william shakespeare
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E> which monarch built a strong navy ?
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elizabeth i
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E>whom lost a war to france?
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elizabeth
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E> after elizabeths reign, was england considered a world power?
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yes
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