WH OC 8 Absolutism

The reformation's impact on Europe meant that countries started to become militant to...

• Maintain power

• Share power

• Gain followers

• Lose followers

Who was the most Catholic King who sent their army to fight against English Protestant heretics?

• King Louis XIV

• King Henry VIII

• King Phillip II

• King James II

Why did Spain attack England?

• Protestant/Spain were "defenders" of Catholicism

• Protestants declared war against Spain

• England went back and forth with alliances

• English pirates attacked Spanish ships

Who were considered the most vulnerable groups during the Witchcraft Trials because they were unable to defend themselves?

• Poor

• Homeless

• Old women

• Foreign

True or False: The govt was unstable at the start of the Witchcraft Trials and grew stronger over time, which led to the trials declining.

• True

• False

What was the religious conflict between Catholics and Protestants in the Holy Roman Empire?

• 30 Years Wars

• English Civil War

• Glorious Revolution

• The Restoration

True or False: The effect of the Thiry Years War was the breakup of the Holy Roman Empire so all states could run independently.

• True

• False

What were the causes of the English Civil War?

• Puritans upset b/c James I defended the Church of England

• English Parliament upset with James I b/c he wanted absolute power (Divine Right of Kings)

• Charles I ignored Parliament and passed tax laws w/o their knowledge

• English Parliament wanted Protestantism to be the official religion but King Henry VIII declined

At the end of the English Civil War, political power in England ended with Cromwell declaring _______ (The English Bill of Rights/Military Dictatorship).

What was the cause of the French Wars of Religion?

• Govt instability and hysteria

• Kings overreached their power and punished Parliament

• Parliament invited invaders

• Catholic French King persecuted Huguenots (French Protestants)