Absolutism in Europe

The Divine Right of Kings was the belief:

• that the kings of Europe were divine
• that the king's authority to rule came from God.
• that it was the right of the kings to behave like Gods.
• that the kings of Europe were above the Church.

What can be defined as an Absolute Monarch

• A ruler who has complete authority over the lives of the people and claims his/her power from GOD.
• A ruler who has complete authority over government and the lives of the people and claims his/her power from the PEOPLE.
• A ruler who is elected from the majority of it's people.
• Government in which a constitution or legislative body limits the monarchs power.

What is true about the Spanish Armada (1588)?

• It remained undefeated in battle
• it helped Columbus discover the America's
• Bad weather damaged the fleet ( "Protestant wind") when it attacked England, and the large Spanish fleet lost.
• It's faster ships defeated the larger English ships

With the Edict of Nantes in 1598, Henry IV of France granted religious toleration to :

• Catholics
• Muslims
• Jews
• Huguenots ( French Protestant )

Which ruling family of Europe controlled both Austria and Spain?

• Tudor
• Stuart
• Hapsburg
• Romanov

Who was the English sea dog ( pirate ) ordered by Queen Elizabeth I to raid Spanish cities in America?

• Machiavelli
• Sir Francis Drake
• Sir Elton John
• Christopher Columbu

This child of Henry VIII was known as the most successful ruler England had ever seen.

• Mary
• Philip
• Louis
• Elizabeth I

Who was the Spanish monarch that was the "most catholic", and sent the Spanish Armada against Elizabeth?

• Henry VI
• Louis XIV
• Philip II
• Peter the Great

Who was the monarch that converted to Catholicism to become the monarch in France?

• Henry IV
• Charles V
• Sir Robinson
• Madame Molloy

Where were the Protestant Huguenots from?

• Germany
• England
• Scotland
• France