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Chapter 7 ~ Absolute Monarchs – Study Guide
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Chapter 5 in text pages 152-185; Read it
Review all vocabulary & people
Study Chapter 7 quiz & Notes!
You may do this study guide on a separate sheet of paper.
1. Originally what areas of Europe did the Hapsburg Empire control?
2. Who reigned over the Hapsburg Empire & divided it? Who did he give it to & what parts did they get?
3. How did Philip II become the ruler of Spain & Portugal? Besides Portugal what other areas did he get?
4. Compare & contrast the artwork of El Greco and Diego Velazquez.
5. Describe the story of Don Quixote de la Mancha. Who wrote it & why is it significant?
6. List the five causes of Spain becoming a weakened nation.
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7. Compare & contrast the artwork of Rembrandt van Rijn and Jan Vermeer. What is the name of
Vermeer’s most popular painting? (it was shown in class).
8. How did the Dutch become so successful?
9. Name the 4 main ways/reasons rulers became ABSOLUTE MONARCHS.
10. List the French monarchs in order starting with King Henry II and ending with King Louis XIV.
Give one detail about each of them.
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11. How did Cardinal Richelieu essentially become ruler of France and what effects did he have on France?
12. Describe how Cardinal Mazarin became an “advisor” and how did he effect France?
13. Why was the War of Spanish Succession fought & what was the outcome (Treaty & what did it state)?
14. Explain the positives and negatives of King Louis XIV.
15. Identify the causes of the 30 years’ war and what was the outcome (Treaty & what did it state)?
16. Who fought in the 7 years’ war, name the alliances, what was the outcome?
17. Describe Ivan IV good period. His bad period? Why did he turn “bad”?
18. What were the 2 goals of Peter the Great and how did he accomplish them?
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b. GOAL TWO 19. Why was Charles I beheaded and why was this event so significant?
20. How did Oliver Cromwell change England?
21. Describe habeas corpus.
22. Why was James II overthrown and by whom?