Chapter 16: The Age of Absolutism (1550–1800)

The absolute monarchs of Europe all had to bring what sources of Medieval power under their control?

• Merchants

• Lords

• Peasants

• Guilds

Who had the reputation of being the most self-indulgent ruler in Europe?

• Peter the Great

• Elizabeth I

• Maria Theresa

• Louis XIV

What was the major war in Europe between Catholics and Protestants?

• The Glorious Revolution

• The Thirty Years War

• The Seven Years War

• The War of Austrian Succession

What state initiated the Inquisition against non-Catholics?

• Spain

• France

• Austria

• England

Spain's struggle with England in the 1580s was over what issues?

• The Spanish Netherlands and religion

• The heir to the English throne and trade with the Ottoman empire

• The American colonies and the provinces of Alsace and Lorraine

• Religion and piracy

What nation had the "golden century" of the arts and literature from 1550 to 1650?

• England

• Russia

• Austria

• Spain

The influx of gold and silver into Spain from the Americas caused

• inflation.

• deflation.

• depression.

• the "golden age."

In what state did peasants become more and more tied to the land as serfs?

• England

• France

• Russia

• Spain

What ruler sought religious toleration for Protestants?

• Philip II

• Peter the Great

• Ferdinand

• Henry IV

What ruler never married and had no heir?

• Henry IV

• Elizabeth I

• Charles V

• Charles I