Age of Absolutism Quiz Review World History 2022

Age of Absolutism Quiz Review World History 2022 Philip II The son of Charles V was born and educated in Spain. He ruled Spain until his death. *Built a huge empire *Defended Catholicism *Fought against the Ottoman Empire *Sent the Spanish Armada to punish Protestant England. Absolute Monarch A king or queen with complete authority, (Political, Economic, Religious and Social control) over the government and people in a kingdom. Divine Right of Kings the idea that God created the monarchy and that the monarch acted as God's representative on Earth Causes of the weakening of the Spanish Empire 1) Inflation and Taxes 2) Making Spains Enemies Rich - Increased exports, huge debt 3) The Dutch Revolt Causes of Absolutism 1) Religious and territorial conflicts created fear and uncertainty. 2) The growth of armies to deal with conflicts caused rulers to raise taxes to pay troops. 3) Heavy taxes led to additional unrest and peasant revolts. Effects of Absolutism 1) Cultural: Rulers regulated religious worship and social gatherings to control the spread of ideas. 2) Political: Rulers increased the size of their courts to appear more powerful. 3) Economic: Rulers created more bureaucracies to control their countries economies. Question: Why did the Dutch revolt against Spain? Philip raised taxes and took steps to crush Protestantism. They revolted and to punish them Philip executed 1,500 Protestants. They continued to fight. Question: Why did absolute monarchs believe that they were justified in exercising absolute power? ..Because they believed in divine right - God created monarchy and monarch acted as God's representative. Edict of Nantes A 1598 decree by King Henry IV to restore internal peace in France, which had been torn by the Wars of Religion. The edict gave religious rights to the French Protestants also known as Huguenots. Cardinal Richelieu King Louis XIII was a weak ruler and Richelieu filled the void, more or less running the empire via his advice to the king. A clever politician and strategist, Richelieu expanded royal power, punished dissent harshly, and built France into a great European power. Cardinal Richelieu understood that, in Louis XIV's France, the most important roadblock to building a strong monarchy was resistance by the great nobles. Louis XIII