A.P. European History Absolutism v Constitutionalism

1. A.P. European History Absolutism v Constitutionalism

2. Absolutism v Constitutionalism The Stuarts 100 200 300 400 500 England Limited Monarchy 100 200 300 400 500 France Absolutism 100 200 300 400 500 17th Century Conflicts 100 200 300 400 500 Vocabulary And Big ideas 100 200 300 400 500

3. Who was William Laud? MAIN He was the Archbishop of Canterbury until 1645 and sought to emphasize the use of ritual and the “ beauty of holiness” which many English saw as appearing too Catholic. SUBJECT: The Stuarts 500 400 300 200 100

4. Who was James I (or James VI of Scotland)? MAIN He was the first Stuart King of England as well as the King of Scotland who alienated Parliament with his firm belief in the Divine Right of Kings. SUBJECT: The Stuarts 500 400 300 200 100

5. What was the Petition of Right? MAIN This was the document limiting the power of the English King presented to Charles I in 1628, when he needed money to finance his foreign wars. 500 400 SUBJECT: The Stuarts 300 200 100

6. Who was Mary II of William and Mary fame? MAIN She was the eldest daughter of James II of England who married the Protestant Stadtholder of the Netherlands in 1677. 500 400 SUBJECT: The Stuarts 300 200 100

7. Who was Queen Anne I? MAIN She was the last of the Stuarts who died without an heir and outlived her many children, which led to the Act of Settlement which named Sophie of Hannover as the successor. 500 400 SUBJECT: The Stuarts 300 200 100

8. What was the English Bill of Rights in 1689? MAIN This was the document that William and Mary recognized and signed that limited the power of the English King and guaranteed certain civil liberties to England’s elite. SUBJECT: England Limited Monarchy 500 400 300 200 100

9. MAIN What was the Grand Remonstrance? This was the name of the more than two hundred grievances presented to Charles I by Parliament led by John Pym. SUBJECT: England Limited Monarchy 500 400 300 200 100

10. Who were the Cavaliers v the Roundheads, Parliament v The King, or the Puritans v The Anglicans? MAIN These were the two opposing groups in the English Civil War. SUBJECT: England Limited Monarchy 500 400 300 200 100

11. What was the Test Act of 1672? MAIN This was the law passed by the English Parliament that required all officials of the crown civil and military to swear an oath against the doctrine of transubstantiation. SUBJECT: England Limited Monarchy 500 400 300 200 100

12. Who were the Whigs and the Tories? MAIN These were the two political parties formed during the reign of Charles II one the opposition party to the King led by the Earl of Shaftesbury, and the other loyal to the King. SUBJECT: England Limited Monarchy 500 400 300 200 100

13. What was the Palace of Versailles? MAIN This was the elaborate palace built by Louis XIV and used to limit the power of the nobility by requiring many nobles to be present at court and to follow elaborate court protocol. SUBJECT: France - Absolutism 500 400 300 200 100

14. Who was Cardinal Jules Mazarin? MAIN He was the brilliant successor to Richelieu, a cardinal, former soldier, and educated by the Jesuit’s who was Louis XIV’s chief minister during his regency. SUBJECT: France - Absolutism 500 400 300 200 100

15. Who was Cardinal Armand Richelieu? MAIN He was the brilliant chief minister of Louis XIII who made the French Monarch the most powerful king in Europe. SUBJECT: France - Absolutism 500 400 300 200 100

16. What were the Parlements, led by the Parlement of Paris? MAIN These were the noble courts that supposedly limited the power of the King by approving or disapproving royal decrees, but in fact helped the local nobility to keep their power and resist paying taxes. SUBJECT: France - Absolutism 500 400 300 200 100

17. Who was Jean Colbert ? (no relation to Stephen). MAIN He was the brilliant finance minister of Louis XIV who used mercantilism or state control of the economy that maximized exports and amassed gold and silver bullion. 500 SUBJECT: France - Absolutism 400 300 200 100

18. What was the War of Devolution? MAIN This was the first great foreign adventure of Louis XIV to take control of the Spanish Netherlands by right of his wife’s claims to Philip IV, the Spanish King. SUBJECT: 17th century Conflicts 500 400 300 200 100

19. What was the New Model Army ( Old Ironsides)? MAIN This was the name of the Puritan Army which was reorganized and turned into a formidable fighting force by Oliver Cromwell. SUBJECT: 17th century Conflicts 500 400 300 200 100

20. What was the Glorious Revolution? MAIN This was the name given to almost bloodless overthrow of James II of England by Parliament and William and Mary. SUBJECT: 17th century Conflicts 500 400 300 200 100

21. What was the War of the Spanish Succession? MAIN This was the war that France fought in 1701 with The Grand Alliance, ( The Holy Roman Empire, Holland and England) that sought to maintain a balance of power in Europe. SUBJECT: 17th century Conflicts 500 400 300 200 100

22. What was the Battle of Naseby? MAIN This was the major battle that ended the English Civil War in 1646. SUBJECT: 17th century Conflicts 500 400 300 200 100

23. Who were the Arminians? MAIN These were the Anglicans who rejected the practices of the Puritans and favored a ritualistic, elaborate Church services. 500 SUBJECT:Vocabulary and Big Ideas 400 300 200 100

24. What was the Rump Parliament ? MAIN This was the name given to the remnants of the English legislative assembly that were left when Presbyterians were barred from participating by Colonel Thomas Pride in 1648. 500 SUBJECT:Vocabulary and Big Ideas 400 300 200 100

25. What was the Restoration? MAIN This was the name given to the return of the Stuart King, Charles II, after the death of Cromwell in 1658. 500 SUBJECT:Vocabulary and Big Ideas 400 300 200 100

26. What was The Fronde? MAIN These were a series of rebellions against the King of France organized by French nobles and the Paris mob that forced Louis XIV, his mother, and Cardinal Mazarin to flee Paris. 500 SUBJECT:Vocabulary and Big Ideas 400 300 200 100

27. Who were the Jansenists and Jansenism? MAIN This was the name given to the French opponents centered around the city of Port Royal who were opposed to the theological or religious thinking of the Jesuits. 500 SUBJECT:Vocabulary and Big Ideas 400 300 200 100