Absolutism Questions and Answers (2023/2024) Rated A

Absolutism Questions and Answers (2023/2024) Rated A The theory that held a king was chosen by God and was responsible to no one but God was called The Divine Right of Knight The name of the war in England that brought the Tudor to the throne was the War of the Roses Which individual was the English king who broke away from the Roman Catholic Church and declared himself head of the Church of England Henry VIII Philip II of Spain sent 130 ships to attack England; this fleet was know as the Spanish Armada The Spanish Armada defeated Admiral Howard and the English Fleet False The Spanish Armada was badly damaged by Admiral Howard in a battle that lasted over a week. On the way back home they were mauled by terrible storms in the North Sea and less that half of the Armada returned home Name 3 reasons why Philip II attack England 1- he resented England's interference in the Netherlands 2- he wanted England to return to Catholicism (Philip II was a BIG Catholic) 3- he wanted to stop English interference in New World trade (most important) Guy ______ was a ______ extremist who tried to blow up the king and Parliament in the Gunpowder Plot Fawkes; Catholic Oliver Cromwell Roundhead leader Charles II Merry Monarch Charles I Beheaded in 1649 Roundheads Supported Parliament Cavaliers Supported the king Petition of Right Document limiting Kings power The two major goals of Cardinal Richelieu were to make the _______ all-powerful in France and to make _______ supreme in Europe King/monarch; France In 1598 Henry IV of France gave freedom of worship to the Huguenots by issuing the documents known as the Edict of Nantes The emblem chosen by Louis XIV to represent himself was the Sun As absolute ruler of France, Louis XIV damaged his country through Intolerance and war Through the system of _______, a nation tried to stockpile wealth and riches which were used to increase its influence Mercantilism