Unit Four Assignment Sheet
Due Wednesday, October 12
Read your textbook, World History: Connections to Today, Chapter 4, Section 1, pages 110 to
113. Write the definitions of the vocabulary words (bold face blue) and answer the following
questions thoroughly in your notebook.
01. Philip II’s desire to “keep an eye on everything” paved the way for what in Europe?
02. How did Spain emerge as the first European power?
03. How different were the “two crowns” Charles V ruled”
04. What was the order of business for Philip II? How did he rule and how did he justify his
rule?
05. What were the wars that Philip fought all about? Is there anything familiar today?
06. Why did Philip go to war with England? What were the results of this war with England?
07. What is the golden century? How was Philip II a part of this? Have you heard of this before?
08. Who were the famous painters and writers of this period? Name them and their major works?
09. What were the reasons for Spain’s decline? Which one do you feel in the major reason?
Why?
Due Friday, October 14
Read your textbook, World History: Connections to Today, Chapter 4, Section 2, pages 114
down to 118. Write the definitions of the vocabulary words (bold face blue) and answer the
following questions thoroughly in your notebook.
01. Describe the St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre. Who were the Huguenots? What event that
we studied during Unit I led indirectly to the Massacre? What did the Massacre symbolize?
02. Why did Henry IV convert to Catholicism? Why, do you think, did he issue the Edict of
Nantes and how did it protect Huguenots?
03. How did Henry rebuild France and lay the foundation for royal absolutism?
04. How did Cardinal Richelieu deal with the Huguenots? How did he deal with the nobility?
Why did he take these actions?
05. Why did Louis XIV take over the government himself?
06. How did Louis compare himself to God? How did he compare himself to the sun?
07. What was the Estates General? How was it different from the English Parliament? Why, do
you think, did Louis never call it into session?
08. How did Louis strengthen his ties to the middle class? What effect, do you think, did this
have on the power of the nobility?
09. Describe the French army and how it was used.
10. Describe the Palace of Versailles. How did Louis use it to further weaken the nobility?
11. How did wars and the revocation of the Edict of Nantes further weaken France?
12. Why did Colbert’s prosperity disappear? How did Louis XV contribute to France’s
problems? What does “After us, the deluge” mean in this context?
Due Tuesday, October 18
Read your textbook, World History: Connections to Today, Chapter 4, Section 3, pages 119
down to The Commonwealth on page 121. Write the definitions of the vocabulary words (bold
face blue) and answer the following questions thoroughly in your notebook.
01. From whom did King James I believe his power came, in your opinion? What do you think
the term “royal absolutism” means? What do you think the term “divine right” means?
02. How did Henry VIII and Elizabeth I deal with Parliament?
03. How did James I view his relationship with Parliament? What were the issues in his clashes
with Parliament?
04. Who were the Puritans and why did James clash with them?
05. Why was Charles I forced to call Parliament into session in 1628?
06. What was the Petition of Right and how did Charles react to it?
07. Who were his most bitter enemies and why?
08. Why was he forced to summon Parliament in 1640?
09. What did the Long Parliament do and how did Charles react?
10. Who were the Cavaliers and Roundheads? Who was Oliver Cromwell? Why, do you think,
did the Roundheads win the Civil War?
11. What happened to Charles? What message did that event send to the rest of Europe?
Due Wednesday, October 19
Read your textbook, World History: Connections to Today, Chapter 4, Section 3, pages 121 to
124. Write the definitions of the vocabulary words (bold face blue) and answer the following
questions thoroughly in your notebook.
01. What did the House of Commons do after executing Charles?
02. A republic is very similar to a democracy. Did Cromwell rule democratically? Why do you
say that?
03. Why did those who ruled the Commonwealth fear the Levellers? What, in your opinion,
was the most radical element in the Levellers program?
04. Refer to the Basic Terms lesson we had at the beginning of the semester. What type of
government, do you think, did Cromwell run as Lord Protector? What type, do you think, the
Puritans would like to have run?
05. What was good about Puritan rule? What, in your opinion, was the best thing about it?
What was good about Cromwell’s rule?
06. What Puritan ideas affected our way of life?
07. Why, do you think, were the English so happy to have the monarchy back?
08. How did Charles II deal with Parliament?
09. How did James II frighten Parliament? What happened as a result?
10. What was the condition imposed on William and Mary before they could become English
monarchs?
11. List the provisions of the Bill of Rights.
12. What was the Act of Toleration?
13. How did the English monarchy differ from others in Europe?
Test Friday October 21, 2011