World History
Study Guide – Chapter 4 – The Age of Absolutism
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Quick Study Guide, page 174
Chapter Assessment, page 176
Chapter 4, Section 1 – Spanish Power Grows, pages 142-146
 Philip II
 Miguel de Cervantes
 Absolute Monarch
 Armada
 Divine Right
 Charles V
 Hapsburg Empire
 Siglo de Oro
 El Greco
1. Why did Spanish power and prosperity decline?
2. Why the period from 1550 to 1650 is considered Spain’s Golden Age?
3. What were Philip’s motivations for waging war?
4. Why did Charles V divide the Hapsburg Empire?
5. Why did the Dutch revolt against Spain?
Chapter 4, Section 2 – France Under Louis XIV, pages 148-152
 Huguenots
 Intendant
 Balance of power
 Henry IV
 Cardinal Mazarin
 Louis XIII
 War of the Spanish Succession
 Jean-Baptiste Colbert
 Edict of Nantes
 Versailles
 levee
 Cardinal Richelieu
 Louis XIV aka Sun King
1. What rights did the Edict of Nantes extend to Huguenots?
2. What was the result of the War of Spanish Succession?
3. How did Jean Baptiste Colbert stimulate economic growth in France?
4. Why was a balance of power important to European nations?
5. In what ways did Louis XIV cause suffering to the French people?
Chapter 4, Section 3 - Parliament Triumphs in England, pages 154-161
 Constitutional government
 Cabinet
 Limited monarchy
 James I
 English Bill of Rights
 Charles I
 Divine Right
 Oliver Cromwell
 Petition of Right
 Charles II
 Glorious Revolution
 William and Mary
 Habeas Corpus
 James II
 Restoration
 Dissenter
 English Civil War
 Puritans
 Parliament
 oligarchy
1. What were the immediate causes of the English Civil War?
2. What were some important results?
3. Why was the death of Charles I revolutionary?
4. What rights did the Habeas Corpus Act guarantee?
5. What were two results of the Glorious Revolution?
Chapter 4, Section 4 – Rise of Austria and Prussia, pages 163-167
 Elector
 Prussia
 Ferdinand
 Frederick William I
 Mercenary
 Frederick II
 Depopulation
 Thirty Years’ War
 Peace of Westphalia
 Maria Theresa
 War of Austrian Succession
 Seven Years’ War
1. What events led the start of the Thirty Years’ War?
2. What events led to the start of the War of Austrian Succession?
3. What steps did the Austrian Hapsburgs take toward becoming absolute
monarchs?
4. What countries were allies during the Seven Years’ War?
5. What were some of the effects of the Peace of Westphalia?
Chapter 4, Section 5 – Absolute Monarchy in Russia, pages 168-173
 Peter the Great
 Warm-water port
 autocratic
 St. Petersburg
 Boyar
 Catherine the Great
 serfs
 Partition
 Westernization
1. Why did Peter the Great believe that Russia’s future depended on having a warm
water port?
2. What were three goals of Peter the Great and what was one step that he
undertook to achieve each goal?
3. What changes did Catherine the Great bring to Russia?
4. How did Peter and Catherine strengthen Russia and expand its territory?
5. Why did both Peter and Catherine increase burdens on serfs?
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