Chapter 5 Flashcards
(27 cards)
René Descartes was a citizen of what country?
France
Absolute monarchs relied on what for their authority?
Divine Right (from god)
The Netherlands revolted against the colonial power of what country?
Spain
What English document was the model for a later version written in America?
Bill of Rights
What is habeas corpus?
right to a trial
What political body cane out of the Glorious Revolution?
Cabinet
What was the act of making William & Mary England’s monarchs called?
glorious revolution
What was the name of a famous Spanish painter if the period?
El Greco/
Diego Velasquez
What was the name of the first European novel?
Don Quixote de la Mancha
What was the name of the palace of the French kings?
Palace of Versailles
What was the name of the Spanish fleet?
Spanish Armada
What was the name of the system of torture inflicted on non-believers?
Inquisition
What was the period called during Cromwell’s reign?
Commonwealth
Which country granted religious freedom with the Edict of Nantes?
France
Which country was the most religiously tolerant in Europe?
Netherlands
Which English monarch had two children, one Protestant and one Catholic?
James II
Which English monarch had been king of Scotland?
James I
Which English monarch was killed in the Civil War?
Charles I
Which is the correct term for a participant in the Englisb Civil War?
Roundheads/Cavaliers (King Charles I) vs Roundheads (Puritan supporrters of Parliament)
Which was NOT a reason for the growth of monarchs’ power?
edict of nantes, intendants, constitutional monarchy
Who painted Girl with a Pearl Earring?
Johannes Vermeer
Who was the “Sun King”?
Louis XIV
Who was the most famous Dutch painter at the time?
Rembrandt Van Rijn
Who was the ruler of France in the mid-1600s?
Louis XIV
