Conflict and Absolutism in Europe

Why did King Philip II attack England?

• He wanted to overthrow Protestantism in England

• He thought Elizabeth I had become too powerful

• He did not believe in the Act of Supremacy

• He wanted to add England to his empire

The Edict of Nantes settled civil war in

• Spain between heretics and Charles V

• England between Elizabeth I and Mary I

• France between Catholics and Protestants

• The Spanish Netherlands and Belgium

The Holy Roman Empire ceased to exist when

• Denmark took over the entire territory

• It was divided into independent states

• England finally won the Thirty Year's War

• Cardinal Richelieu became the leader of France

Philip II used Catholicism

• to defeat the Turks

• to show a good example

• as a basis for the Holy League

• to strengthen his control

Who was the leader of the European Protestant nations?

• Elizabeth I

• Henry IV

• Philip II

• William the Silent

Which of the following contributed to Spain's failing economy?

• Mines produced less silver

• European population was on the decline

• Mines produced too much silver

• Philip II did not spend enough money on warfare

Why was the Act of Supremacy important?

• It named Elizabeth I the leader of the church and state

• It named Philip II "The Most Catholic King"

• It established the Holy Roman Empire

• It ended the Thirty Years' War

Who wanted to make the Church of England more Protestant?

• Catholics

• Kings

• Puritans

• Cavaliers

Why did kings clash with Parliament in the early 1600s?

• Each wanted to have more control over church and state

• Both wanted to rule the Catholic Church

• The Petition of Right took away Parliament's powers

• The king's children automatically took over upon the king's death

Cromwell and his New Model Army represented mostly __________ during England's civil war.

• Royalty

• Imprisoned citizens

• Puritans

• Catholics