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WorksheetsEuropean Absolutism
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 4mins
Which of the following is NOT a reason why Spain never developed a middle class?
the Jews and Moors were expelled
nobles did not pay taxes
Spanish did not start new business
there was a lack of silver bullions to buy things
Name of the Holy Roman emperor who ruled Spain, Spain's American colonies, south of Italy, Austria, the Netherlands and most of Germany from 1520 to 1566.
Philip II
Charles IV
Charles V
Suleyman
Decline in the value of money, accompanied by a rise in the prices of goods and services as more people have the money to demand more food.
(a)
Which of these does NOT show Spain's power during the 16th century
large standing army of 50 thousand soldiers
defeat the Ottoman in the battle of Lepanto
el Escorial
defeat of Elizabeth I's British armada
Which of these artists does NOT belong to the Spanish Golden Age of Art and Literature?
El Greco
Jean Van Eyck
Diego Velázquez
Miguel de Cervantes
Check the boxes of the options that explain how other nations became richer at Spain's expense.
Foreign products had competitive prices
Spanish imported goods instead of exporting them
Spanish kings went to useless religious wars
Spain increased their debt to German and Italian bankers
Select the option that explained why the Netherlands fought for their Independence of Spain.
Duke of Alva killed 1,500 Spanish Protestants
King Philip raised taxes and demanded that Catholicism was the only religion
The ten southern provinces, now Belgium, started the revolt
Spain forced the Netherlands to adopt the artistic style of Velázquez
Select the option that does NOT explain why the Dutch provinces were prosperous.
Protestantism fostered hard work which created an ever growing middle class
The State practiced religious toleration.
Each province had an elected governor whose power depended on the support of merchants and landholders
They avoided spending money on art
Which of the following Dutchmen is the painter of this art piece?
Jan Vermeer
Rembrandt van Rijn
How did the Dutch become a trading empire?
They stored food surplus that they would sell at higher when there were shortages in the rest of Europe
They built the largest feet in the world to dominate the Asian spice trade in the Indian Ocean
The government was stable and peaceful which allowed investment and economic growth
None of the above
All of the above
Select the characteristics of absolutism
One person rules without limits
The king controls every aspect of society
The divine right makes the ruler the representative of God
Feudalism is the economic system
Which of the following is not a cause of absolutism?
Rulers created bureaucracies to control the economy, armies to control the people and nobles to control politics.
Religious and territorial conflicts created fear and uncertainty.
Decline of feudalism, the rise of cities, and the growth of national kingdoms
Creation of a middle class that backed monarchs in exchange for peace and stability
