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Kings & Queens of Europe – Flashcards

Deloris Connelly

7 July 2022

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What are some other words that refer to kings, queens, etc.?

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monarchs, monarchy royals, royalty

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What was the upper level of society known as, the ones who were born into wealth, power, and titles like "Duke", "Duchess", "Earl", etc.?

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the nobles, the nobility, the aristocracy

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In the age when kings and queens became wealthy and all-powerful, that was known as "____________________ monarchy".

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absolute

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In the age of kings and queens, most people believed in (or at least promoted the idea of) the "________________ _______________ of kings".

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divine right

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The writer Thomas _______________ compared human society to a _________________ class, where a strong authority figure is needed to prevent chaos.

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Hobbes kindergarden

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A famous quote about power is that, "Absolute power _________________s absolutely".

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corrupts

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In the age of kings and queens there would usually be several monarchs in a row who all came from the same "royal family" or "_____________________".

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dynasty

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Hapsburgs, Saxons, Normans, Tudors, Stuarts -- these are all examples of royal ________________s.

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dynasties or families

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Why were the noble/royal families of Europe all related to each other after a while? (There are really two reasons.)

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(1) Because nobles and royals were only supposed to marry other nobles and royals. (2) Because marriages weren't for love but for making alliances with other families or countries.

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What was the problem with noble and royal families only marrying amongst themselves for so long?

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inbreeding, which led to increased chances of birth defects, mental illness, disease, etc.

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What two modern European countries did not really exist yet in the period of time we talked about?

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Germany and Italy

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When you look at the map of Europe that we used, what's different about the central part of Europe (where Germany and Italy are now)?

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They're broken up into a bunch of smaller (sometimes really tiny) kingdoms.

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Technically most of the German kingdoms were supposed to be part of the _____________ _______________ Empire, but as the famous saying goes, it was "neither ____________ nor _____________ nor an _______________".

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Holy Roman Empire "neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire"

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Can you name any of the "houses" or royal families in English history? (I might ask if you can name at least two or three in the revizzle. Beyond that will be indies.)

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Wessex Denmark Normandy Blois Anjou Plantagenet (Lancaster & York) Tudor Stuart Hanover Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Windsor

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Why is it hard to say for sure who the first king of England or France was?

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Because it's hard to say when exactly England or France *became* England or France.

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Historians disagree about who the first king of England was, but who did we say is often treated as the first?

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Alfred the Great

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What was the name of the first English king from Normandy (which is France) who conquered England in 1066 after winning the Battle of Hastings?

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William the Conqueror

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*Richard I* of England was also known as "Richard the __________ - ____________________ and was gone for a long time, fighting in the ________________________s.

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Lion-Hearted Crusades

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While *Richard I* was gone to the Crusades, his obnoxious brother, ________________, ruled England, inspiring the character Prince ______________ in the legendary tales of ______________ _______________.

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John John Robin Hood

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After Prince John became *King John*, he continued to be so obnoxious that the English nobles finally rebelled and forced him to sign the _____________ _____________.

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Magna Carta

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What did the *Magna Carta* basically say?

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that kings can't just do whatever they want, that they have to consider the needs and wishes of the nobility, the Parliament, etc.

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Because of their Magna Carta, their Parliament, and things like trial by ________________ , the British were proud of what they called their "English ____________________s".

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English *liberties*

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For about 30 years the British Houses of Lancaster and York (which were branches of the House of Plantagenet) fought with each other over who should be king, a conflict known as *The War of the __________________s*.

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Roses

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*The War of the Roses* featured several kings whose stories were later told in plays by ___________ .

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Shakespeare

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*Henry VIII* is famous for taking England out of the ___________________ Church and starting his own "Church of ______________", which these days is known as the Anglican or ________________________ church.

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Catholic England Episcopal

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Besides taking England out of the Catholic Church, *Henry VIII* is known for having ________ wives, mainly because he kept wanting to have *what*?

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six a son to inherit his throne

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Before Elizabeth I, another daughter of Henry VIII was queen for a few of years and tried to force the British back into the _______________ church. She became known as "____________________ ________________."

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Catholic Bloody Mary

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As part of her quest to make England Catholic again, *Bloody ________________* got married to Phillip II, who was the Catholic king of ________________.

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Mary Spain

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*Bloody Mary*'s favorite thing to do to Protestant leaders and their Bibles and other writings was to _____________ them.

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burn

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*Queen Elizabeth I* never got ________________ed and had children because she said that she could never love anyone except *whom*?

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- married - her people, the British people

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Because *Queen Elizabeth I* never got married and had children, she was known as "The ________________ Queen".

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Virgin

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During *Elizabeth I*'s reign, there was a group of British sailors/pirates, such as Sir Francis Drake, who were known as the "____________ _____________s".

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sea dogs

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The British "sea dogs" like Francis Drake especially liked to attack the coastline and ships of *what country*?

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Spain

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Elizabeth I's cousin, ____________, Queen of _____________s, was a Catholic who many Catholics dreamed would replace Elizabeth as queen. So what did Elizabeth finally do to *end* that threat?

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- Mary, Queen of Scots - She had her beheaded.

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*Phillip II* of Spain was already angry about the English "sea ____________s" attacking Spain all the time. When Queen Elizabeth also had the Catholic Mary, Queen of _____________s executed, he got fed up and sent the legendary Spanish ___________________ to conquer England.

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dogs Scots Armada

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What two factors helped to destroy the Spanish Armada?

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1) the British fleet - especially their "fire ships" 2) a huge storm

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The period of *Elizabeth I*'s reign in England is referred to as the "____________________ Age" and included a lot of famous writers, especially ________________.

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Elizabethan Shakespeare

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After Queen Elizabeth died, the new monarch was *______________ I*, but he was also the king of _________________, where he was known as ___________ VI.

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James Scotland James

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After Queen Elizabeth died, the new monarch was the son of _________ , Queen of ___________s, who had been _______________ed by order of Elizabeth.

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Mary, Queen of Scots beheaded, or executed

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*Queen Elizabeth* was the last monarch from the House of _______________, and her successor, * James I*, was the first monarch from the House of ________________.

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Tudor Stuart

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*James I* had not known his mom (Mary, Queen of Scots) very well, and he had reason not to like her because *why*?

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Because she was probably responsible for the murder of his father.

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Unlike his mother (Mary, Queen of Scots), *James I* was not a _________________ but a ________________.

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Catholic Protestant

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*James I* of England gets "credit" for sponsoring the creation of the much-loved King James _________________ , and also for being the king when English people finally started going *where*?

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- King James Bible - to America (or "the New World")

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In *James I*'s time, religion in England was divided between the Catholics, the Church of _______________ , and smaller groups of strict, hardcore Protestants who were known as _________________s.

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England Puritans

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*James I* believed in the _______________ right of kings and because of that, he had a lot of conflicts with ____________________.

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divine Parliament

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After *James I* of England died, his son *_____________ I* became king. Protestants didn't like him because he had married a French princess who was C_____________ and had not sent help to P_____________s who were fighting on the continent in the Thirty Years War.

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Charles Catholic Protestants

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*Charles I* of England believed even more strongly than his father in the _____________ right of _________________s. He hated _________________ and would sometimes go for years without doing *what*?

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divine.... kings Parliament without calling them into session

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Whenever *Charles I* of England did reluctantly call Parliament into session, it was only when he needed _______________. But then he would get angry with them and do *what*?

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money He would send them home and then raise the money he needed in some really obnoxious way, like demanding more taxes from the common people.

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When the behavior of *Charles I* of England finally led to a rebellion and civil war, the army that fought on the king's side was known as "*The C___________________s*" or the "*_________________ists*".

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Cavaliers Royalists

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The army that fought on the Parliament's side in the English civil war was known as "*The R___________________s*" because of what?

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The Roundheads because of their bowl-like haircuts

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Who was the leader of the "Roundhead" army that fought against Charles I in the English civil war?

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Oliver Cromwell

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When the English civil war was finally over, who lost his head (literally)?

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King Charles I

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The leader of the Puritan "Roundhead" army in the English civil war was *Oliver ____________*, who was intensely religious and thought of himself as the "Puritan ________________".

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Cromwell Moses

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After *Charles I* was beheaded at the end of the English civil war, the country had no monarchy for a while. First they had a kinda sorta republic called "*The _____________________*" and then they had a kinda sorta dictatorship called "*The _____________________*, with Oliver Cromwell as the kinda sorta dictator or "____________ ______________."

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The Commonwealth The Protectorate Lord Protector

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Why was the period of *The Protectorate* after the English civil war not exactly a jolly time in Jolly Olde England?

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Because it was ruled by very strict Puritan laws and there wasn't much freedom or fun allowed.

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After Cromwell died, England had what's known as "*The _____________________*", which is when they restored the monarchy by bringing *________________ II* back from France to be king.

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The Restoration Charles II

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After *Charles II* was brought back from France and made king in The Restoration, he was allowed to have a bit of _______________ before settling down to rule England. What did he do?

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revenge He put the people who were involved in beheading his father on "trial" and had them killed. He also dug up the corpse of Oliver Cromwell (among others), beheaded it, and had it hung up on London Bridge for all to see.

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Although *Charles II* of England was pretty vengeful when he was first brought back to "restore" the monarchy, he soon settled down and actually became known as "The ________________ Monarch".

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The Merry Monarch

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When *James II* took over after his brother Charles II died, he made people very nervous because why?

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In France he had converted to Catholicism, and had married a Catholic. He was seen as pro-Catholic and pro-France.

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Besides being distrusted for being Catholic, *James II* also had many battles with the English ___________________.

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Parliament

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English Protestants already disliked and distrusted *King James II*, but the last straw for them was when what happened?

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He had a son born who would be the next in line to be king and who, they assumed, would be Catholic like his father.

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"*The Glorious _____________________*" was when some powerful English Protestants went over to the The _______________________ to ask *William of ________________* and his wife, *Mary*, to invade England and help them get rid of *KIng ______________ II*.

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Revolution Netherlands Orange James II

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*William of Orange* was a royal-ish dude in The _________________s. His wife, *Mary*, was the daughter of *King James II* in England, but unlike her dad she was a P___________________.

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The Netherlands Protestant

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The big winners of "*The Glorious Revolution*" were the English P________________s and the English P__________________. After that, English monarchs were less and less powerful, and they were never again C_________________.

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Protestants Parliament Catholic

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*This English king* won the Seven Years War, lost the American colonies, and occasionally lost his mind.

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George III

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*This English queen* was the second one to have an entire "age" named after her (in the 1800's), and until a few weeks ago she held the record for longest-reigning English monarch.

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Queen Victoria

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*Ferdinand and Isabella* are most famous for helping _____________________ set sail, but they also were the ones who drove the _____________s out of Spain and started the Spanish _____________________.

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Columbus Moors Inquisition

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*This royal couple* sent Columbus to America, sent the Moors back to Africa, and sent thousands of people to be tortured and/or killed in the Inquisition.

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Ferdinand and Isabella

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When he was only a teenager, *Carlos* (or *Charles*) *V* became the ruler of many places. Can you name them?

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Spain The Netherlands The Holy Roman Empire (parts of Germany and Italy) parts of North and South America

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Because he ruled so many places at a time of such change and conflict, *Carlos* (*Charles*) *V* was constantly in conflict with many different groups of people. Can you name them?

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the French the Dutch Protestants the German Protestants the Italians the Pope the Ottoman Turks and various people in the "New World"

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One of *Carlos* (*Charles*) *V*'s worst enemies was a fellow Catholic, *King ____________ ____* of France, who was bitter about Charles getting to be Holy Roman Emperor instead of him.

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Francis I

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When *this guy* became king of Spain and many other places as a teenager, he was ruling one of the largest empires in history. It turned out to be kind of a curse.

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Carlos (or Charles) V

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*This king of Spain* (and of many other places) ended up abdicating (giving up) his throne at the age of 56, spending his last couple of years fishing out of a monastery window, and thinking of himself as a failure.

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Carlos (or Charles) V

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When *Carlos* (*Charles*) *V* gave up his throne(s), he gave the Holy Roman Empire to his brother, but gave everything else to *this guy*, his son.

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Felipe (Phillip) II

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*Felipe* (*Phillip*) *II* of Spain was also briefly the king of England because he was married to *this person* until she up 'n' died on him.

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Bloody Mary

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In order to become friends with the king of France (which his father had never managed to be), *Felipe* (*Phillip*) *II* of Spain married the French king's daughter, only to have what happen?

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The French king (Henry II) died after a jousting accident at the wedding.

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The most famous failure of *Felipe* (*Phillip*) *II* of Spain was the complete destruction of *this huge fleet*, which was sent to do what?

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- the Spanish Armada - It was sent to invade England.

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One of the biggest failures of *Felipe* (*Phillip*) *II* of Spain was the loss of this very wealthy, valuable Protestant country.

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The Netherlands

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*Felipe* (*Phillip*) *II* of Spain was known as "Phillip the __________________" because he was such a careful, cautious, hard-working administrator.

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"Phillip the Prudent"

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*Felipe* (*Phillip*) *II* ruled Spain when it was at the height of its power, a "_______________ Age", during which it was said that "the ____________ never _________ on the Spanish Empire".

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"Golden Age" sun.... sets

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One of the great accomplishments of *Felipe* (*Phillip*) *II* of Spain was his defeat of *whose navy* at the Battle of Lepanto?

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the Ottoman Turks' navy

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What island country in Asia is named after *Phillip II* of Spain?

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the Philippines

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For obvious reasons, *Francis I* of France was known as "Francis of the ___________ __________".

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Long Nose

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*Francis I* is considered the first of the "*_________________ monarchs*" of France.

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absolute

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What fellow Catholic king was the big rival of *Francis I* of France?

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Carlos (Charles) V of Spain

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Because his rival, Charles of Spain, ruled so much of Europe, *Francis I* of France felt like was "encircled" by the _____________ Empire.

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Hapsburg

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What other world ruler did *Francis I* of France become allies with, even though it angered European Christians?

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Suleiman the Magnificent, the sultan of the Ottoman Empire

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*Francis I* of France gets credit for bringing the R__________________ to France, which he partly did by luring *who* to come live there?

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Renaissance Leonardo da Vinci

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It was under *Francis I* that Jacques Cartier and other Frenchmen began doing what?

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*exploring* the *New World*

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In the 1500's, France was torn apart by the "*Wars of _________________*", and we talked about one of them, "*The War of the ___________ ______________s*".

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Religion Three Henrys

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An important person in *The War of the Three Henrys* was *Catherine de _______________*, who was the widow of King Henry II and the mother of the next three kings after him.

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Catherine de Medici

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In the French *War of the Three Henrys*, one important group was the ___________________ League, which hated the Reformation and wanted to crush all the Huguenots.

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the Catholic League

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The most important leader of the *Catholic League* in the French "War of the Three Henrys" was one of the three Henrys - the Duke of _______________.

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Guise

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"*The Huguenots*" was the name used for the French __________________s.

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Protestants

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In *The War of the Three Henrys*, one of the Henrys was a leader of the Huguenots named *Henry of _________________*.

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Navarre

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During *The War of the Three Henrys*, Frances II, Charles IX, and Henry III each held *what powerful position* (though not for long)?

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king of France

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When Catherine de Medici got her son, Charles IX, to make friends with Huguenot leaders like Coligny and Henry of Navarre, it led to civil war. So Catherine changed her mind and started telling Charles *what* about those Huguenot leaders?

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that they were evil, couldn't be trusted, had to be stopped, etc.

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When Catherine de Medici convinced her son, King Charles IX, to turn against the Huguenot leaders, it led to *what famous massacre*?

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The St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre

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At the beginning of the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre, *what important Huguenot leader* was murdered and thrown out a window by Henry, Duke of Guise?

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Coligny (Gaspard de Coligny, that is)

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Why were so many Huguenots in Paris on the night of the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre?

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They had come there for the wedding of Henry of Navarre (a Huguenot leader) to the French princess.

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When bells began ringing all over Paris on the night of the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre, *what started happening*?

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Catholics started slaughtering Protestants all over the city

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Henry of Navarre (the Huguenot leader) had just married the French princess when the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre happened. He was then held prisoner in the palace and forced to do *what*?

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He was forced to convert to Catholicism.

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After the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre, *who* felt incredibly guilty and angry at his mother and died soon afterwards from a combination of "guilt and tuberculosis"?

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the young king, Charles IX

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After being held prisoner after the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre and forced to convert to Catholicism, *this guy* escaped to the countryside, went back to being a Protestant, and took charge of the Huguenot army.

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Henry of Navarre

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After Charles IX died, the new king of France was *__________ III*, who was also the third of the "Three Henrys".

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Henry III

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When *Henry III*'s remaining brothers died, the Catholic League got freaked out because the person next in line to be king of France would be *what Huguenot leader*?

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Henry of Navarre

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Because they didn't think he was being tough enough on The Huguenots, the Catholic League and the people of Paris took over the city, forcing *what person* to escape?

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the king, Henry III

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After *King Henry III* was forced to escape Paris during The War of the Three Henrys, he called a big council meeting at his palace in the countryside, invited *Henry, Duke of Guise* (the leader of the Catholic League), and then did *what*?

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He had the Duke of Guise murdered.

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After *Henry III* had *Henry, Duke of Guise* murdered, he raised an army and went to join up with *whom*?

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Henry of Navarre and his Huguenot army

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Before *Henry III* and *Henry of Navarre* could march on Paris with their combined armies, what happened to *Henry III*?

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He was stabbed to death by a fanatical monk who snuck into the army camp.

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After *Henry III* was assassinated, *Henry of Navarre* took his army, fought his way to Paris, and then did *what*?

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surrounded Paris and put it under siege

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What was the result of Henry of Navarre's *siege of Paris*?

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40-50,000 people died (most from starvation)

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When *Henry of Navarre* still couldn't capture Paris after months of siege and starvation, *what did he suddenly decide to do*?

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to convert to Catholicism

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Once *Henry of Navarre* converted to Catholicism, most of the people of Paris and of France accepted him as king, and he became __________________ _____.

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Henry IV

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After Henry of Navarre finally became *King Henry IV* of France, he issued the *Edict of Nantes*, which gave basic rights to *what group of people*?

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the Huguenots

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*Henry IV* was one of the most popular French kings ever and was known as *Le Bon Roi*, which means *what*?

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"The Good King"

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After years of popularity and ruling wisely, how did *Henry IV* of France die?

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Like Henry III, he was stabbed to death by a fanatical monk.

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After *King Henry IV* pf France was assassinated, his nine year-old son took over and became *_________________ XIII* (the 13th).

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Louis XIII

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*What two people* were the "powers behind the throne" when Louis XIII was king of France?

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1) his mom, Marie de Medici 2) Cardinal Richelieu

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When *Louis XIII* took over from Henry IV, France went back to persecuting *what group of people*?

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the Huguenots

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After *Louis XIII* of France died, his son took over, became *Louis XIV* (the 14th), and went on to become the ultimate example of *what*?

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of an godlike, absolute monarch

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*Louis _________* ruled France for 72 years when it was at the height of its power and influence, and he was so powerful and godlike that he was known as *what*?

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Louis XIV (the 14th) "the Sun King"

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What huge palace/city did *Louis XIV* build outside of Paris?

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Versailles

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What was *Louis XIV*'s main reason for building *Versailles*?

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so that most of the pesky French nobles would live there and be too busy partying to get in his way

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The last two French monarchs we talked about were *_________________ XVI* (the 16th) and his queen, *Marie ______________________*, both of whom got their heads chopped off in *what*?

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Louis XVI Marie Antoinette the French Revolution

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Russian rulers after Ivan the Terrible were called *______________s*, but before that they were just "*Grand ______________s*.

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czars (or tsars) Grand Princes

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Who was the first Czar of Russia?

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Ivan the Terrible

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Why was *Ivan the Terrible*'s czardom a big turning point in Russian history?

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Because he's the one who made it into an empire with a strong central government.

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Under *Ivan the Terrible* there was a group called *The Oprichniki* who were basically *what*?

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a secret police, or a kind of private army for the czar

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What's the most famous terrible thing that *Ivan the Terrible* did?

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killed his own son

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When a certain Russian nobleman became a hero for leading an army that kept the Ottoman Turks from invading, *Ivan the Terrible* was so jealous that instead of rewarding the guy he did *what*?

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He had him tortured to death and wouldn't allow his name to be mentioned in history books.

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When St. Basil's cathedral was finished, *Ivan the Terrible* thought it was so beautiful that he (bizarrely) did *what*?

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had the architects' eyes gouged out so they could never create anything else to rival St. Basil's

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*Peter the ________________* was obsessed with making Russia more like *where*?

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like Europe

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What did *Peter the Great* do as a young man to learn more about Europe?

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He traveled around Europe in disguise, visiting different countries and cities.

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When he became czar, what kinds of laws did *Peter the Great* pass in order to make Russians more like Europeans?

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laws about what kind of clothes they had to wear and a law requiring Russian men to shave off their beards

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As part of his effort to make Russia more like Europe, *what city* did Peter the Great build, and *what other city* was it modeled after?

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St. Petersburg Paris

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*Catherine the Great* managed to become the czarina even though she was only a minor princess from _________________ and didn't even speak ___________________.

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Germany (or Prussia) Russian

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The future *Catherine the Great* was sent to Russia to marry ____________________ III, the future czar, but they hated each other and she ended up leading a __________ against him.

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Peter III a coup

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*Catherine the Great* ended up presiding over the "_________________ Age" of the Russian Empire, when it was stronger and more important than ever.

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Golden Age

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Under *Catherine the Great*, Russia had many victories over the neighboring _________________ Empire. It was also during that time that they first colonized __________________.

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the Ottoman Empire Alaska

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*Catherine the Great* was highly intelligent and cultured and was very much into The E__________________ that was going on in Europe, even becoming good friends (via letters) with the French writer, Voltaire.

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The Enlightenment

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*Catherine the Great* started the first institution of "modern education" in Europe that was open to _____________.

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women

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The longest-reigning sultan of the Ottoman Empire was *_____________________ the ____________________*.

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Suleiman the Magnificent

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During the reign of *Suleiman the ________________*, the *__________________ Empire* was at its peak of military, economic, and political power.

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Magnificent Ottoman

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During the reign of *Suleiman the Magnificent* the _______________ Empire was in a "_______________ Age" of art, literature, and architecture.

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Ottoman Golden Age

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Along with being the emperor of the Ottoman Empire, *Suleiman the Magnificent* was also known as a "distinguished ____________ and _______________".

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poet and goldsmith

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Under *Suleiman*, the Ottoman Empire expanded across North _________________ and also into Eastern and Central ______________, almost capturing the city of _______________.

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Africa Europe Vienna

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The largest and most powerful of the German kingdoms was *____________________*, and it's most famous and successful ruler was *__________________ the Great*.

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Prussia Frederick

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When Fred the Future-Great was a young man, he was into things like music and philosophy and did not want to end up as the ruler of ______________. So he and his best friend tried to run away. When they were caught, what did Fred's father make him do?

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Prussia made him watch his best friend get beheaded

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*Frederick the Great* of _________________ is best known for his successes in (and his theories about) *what*?

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Prussia warfare, the military

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Besides being a successful military leader, *Fred the Great* of Prussia , like Catherine the Great of Russia, was really into the E______________________, which was going on in Europe at the time, and like Catherine, he was also a friend and admirer of the French writer, V_______________.

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Enlightenment Voltaire

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*Frederick the Great* helped to reform and modernize Prussia. He was nice to i___________________s and to non-n___________________s, but not so much to J__________s and P_____________s.

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immigrants and non-nobles Jews and Poles

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One thing that hurt *Fred the Great*'s reputation was that, 200 hundred years later, he was glorified and held up as a hero by *what group in Germany*?

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the Nazis

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What are some other words that refer to kings, queens, etc.?

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monarchs, monarchy royals, royalty

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What was the upper level of society known as, the ones who were born into wealth, power, and titles like "Duke", "Duchess", "Earl", etc.?

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the nobles, the nobility, the aristocracy

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In the age when kings and queens became wealthy and all-powerful, that was known as "____________________ monarchy".

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absolute

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In the age of kings and queens, most people believed in (or at least promoted the idea of) the "________________ _______________ of kings".

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divine right

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The writer Thomas _______________ compared human society to a _________________ class, where a strong authority figure is needed to prevent chaos.

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Hobbes kindergarden

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A famous quote about power is that, "Absolute power _________________s absolutely".

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corrupts

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In the age of kings and queens there would usually be several monarchs in a row who all came from the same "royal family" or "_____________________".

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dynasty

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Hapsburgs, Saxons, Normans, Tudors, Stuarts -- these are all examples of royal ________________s.

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dynasties or families

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Why were the noble/royal families of Europe all related to each other after a while? (There are really two reasons.)

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(1) Because nobles and royals were only supposed to marry other nobles and royals. (2) Because marriages weren't for love but for making alliances with other families or countries.

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What was the problem with noble and royal families only marrying amongst themselves for so long?

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inbreeding, which led to increased chances of birth defects, mental illness, disease, etc.

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What two modern European countries did not really exist yet in the period of time we talked about?

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Germany and Italy

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When you look at the map of Europe that we used, what's different about the central part of Europe (where Germany and Italy are now)?

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They're broken up into a bunch of smaller (sometimes really tiny) kingdoms.

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Holy Roman Empire "neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire"

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Can you name any of the "houses" or royal families in English history? (I might ask if you can name at least two or three in the revizzle. Beyond that will be indies.)

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Wessex Denmark Normandy Blois Anjou Plantagenet (Lancaster & York) Tudor Stuart Hanover Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Windsor

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Why is it hard to say for sure who the first king of England or France was?

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Because it's hard to say when exactly England or France *became* England or France.

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Historians disagree about who the first king of England was, but who did we say is often treated as the first?

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Alfred the Great

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What was the name of the first English king from Normandy (which is France) who conquered England in 1066 after winning the Battle of Hastings?

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William the Conqueror

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*Richard I* of England was also known as "Richard the __________ - ____________________ and was gone for a long time, fighting in the ________________________s.

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Lion-Hearted Crusades

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John John Robin Hood

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After Prince John became *King John*, he continued to be so obnoxious that the English nobles finally rebelled and forced him to sign the _____________ _____________.

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Magna Carta

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What did the *Magna Carta* basically say?

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that kings can't just do whatever they want, that they have to consider the needs and wishes of the nobility, the Parliament, etc.

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Because of their Magna Carta, their Parliament, and things like trial by ________________ , the British were proud of what they called their "English ____________________s".

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English *liberties*

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Roses

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*The War of the Roses* featured several kings whose stories were later told in plays by ___________ .

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Shakespeare

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Catholic England Episcopal

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Besides taking England out of the Catholic Church, *Henry VIII* is known for having ________ wives, mainly because he kept wanting to have *what*?

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six a son to inherit his throne

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Catholic Bloody Mary

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As part of her quest to make England Catholic again, *Bloody ________________* got married to Phillip II, who was the Catholic king of ________________.

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Mary Spain

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*Bloody Mary*'s favorite thing to do to Protestant leaders and their Bibles and other writings was to _____________ them.

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burn

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*Queen Elizabeth I* never got ________________ed and had children because she said that she could never love anyone except *whom*?

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- married - her people, the British people

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Because *Queen Elizabeth I* never got married and had children, she was known as "The ________________ Queen".

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Virgin

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During *Elizabeth I*'s reign, there was a group of British sailors/pirates, such as Sir Francis Drake, who were known as the "____________ _____________s".

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sea dogs

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The British "sea dogs" like Francis Drake especially liked to attack the coastline and ships of *what country*?

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Spain

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Elizabeth I's cousin, ____________, Queen of _____________s, was a Catholic who many Catholics dreamed would replace Elizabeth as queen. So what did Elizabeth finally do to *end* that threat?

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- Mary, Queen of Scots - She had her beheaded.

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dogs Scots Armada

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What two factors helped to destroy the Spanish Armada?

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1) the British fleet - especially their "fire ships" 2) a huge storm

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The period of *Elizabeth I*'s reign in England is referred to as the "____________________ Age" and included a lot of famous writers, especially ________________.

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Elizabethan Shakespeare

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After Queen Elizabeth died, the new monarch was *______________ I*, but he was also the king of _________________, where he was known as ___________ VI.

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James Scotland James

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After Queen Elizabeth died, the new monarch was the son of _________ , Queen of ___________s, who had been _______________ed by order of Elizabeth.

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Mary, Queen of Scots beheaded, or executed

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*Queen Elizabeth* was the last monarch from the House of _______________, and her successor, * James I*, was the first monarch from the House of ________________.

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Tudor Stuart

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*James I* had not known his mom (Mary, Queen of Scots) very well, and he had reason not to like her because *why*?

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Because she was probably responsible for the murder of his father.

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Unlike his mother (Mary, Queen of Scots), *James I* was not a _________________ but a ________________.

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Catholic Protestant

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*James I* of England gets "credit" for sponsoring the creation of the much-loved King James _________________ , and also for being the king when English people finally started going *where*?

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- King James Bible - to America (or "the New World")

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In *James I*'s time, religion in England was divided between the Catholics, the Church of _______________ , and smaller groups of strict, hardcore Protestants who were known as _________________s.

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England Puritans

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*James I* believed in the _______________ right of kings and because of that, he had a lot of conflicts with ____________________.

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divine Parliament

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Charles Catholic Protestants

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*Charles I* of England believed even more strongly than his father in the _____________ right of _________________s. He hated _________________ and would sometimes go for years without doing *what*?

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divine.... kings Parliament without calling them into session

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Whenever *Charles I* of England did reluctantly call Parliament into session, it was only when he needed _______________. But then he would get angry with them and do *what*?

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money He would send them home and then raise the money he needed in some really obnoxious way, like demanding more taxes from the common people.

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Cavaliers Royalists

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The army that fought on the Parliament's side in the English civil war was known as "*The R___________________s*" because of what?

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The Roundheads because of their bowl-like haircuts

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Who was the leader of the "Roundhead" army that fought against Charles I in the English civil war?

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Oliver Cromwell

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When the English civil war was finally over, who lost his head (literally)?

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King Charles I

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The leader of the Puritan "Roundhead" army in the English civil war was *Oliver ____________*, who was intensely religious and thought of himself as the "Puritan ________________".

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Cromwell Moses

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The Commonwealth The Protectorate Lord Protector

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Why was the period of *The Protectorate* after the English civil war not exactly a jolly time in Jolly Olde England?

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Because it was ruled by very strict Puritan laws and there wasn't much freedom or fun allowed.

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After Cromwell died, England had what's known as "*The _____________________*", which is when they restored the monarchy by bringing *________________ II* back from France to be king.

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The Restoration Charles II

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After *Charles II* was brought back from France and made king in The Restoration, he was allowed to have a bit of _______________ before settling down to rule England. What did he do?

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Although *Charles II* of England was pretty vengeful when he was first brought back to "restore" the monarchy, he soon settled down and actually became known as "The ________________ Monarch".

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The Merry Monarch

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When *James II* took over after his brother Charles II died, he made people very nervous because why?

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In France he had converted to Catholicism, and had married a Catholic. He was seen as pro-Catholic and pro-France.

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Besides being distrusted for being Catholic, *James II* also had many battles with the English ___________________.

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Parliament

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English Protestants already disliked and distrusted *King James II*, but the last straw for them was when what happened?

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He had a son born who would be the next in line to be king and who, they assumed, would be Catholic like his father.

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Revolution Netherlands Orange James II

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*William of Orange* was a royal-ish dude in The _________________s. His wife, *Mary*, was the daughter of *King James II* in England, but unlike her dad she was a P___________________.

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The Netherlands Protestant

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Protestants Parliament Catholic

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*This English king* won the Seven Years War, lost the American colonies, and occasionally lost his mind.

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George III

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*This English queen* was the second one to have an entire "age" named after her (in the 1800's), and until a few weeks ago she held the record for longest-reigning English monarch.

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Queen Victoria

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Columbus Moors Inquisition

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*This royal couple* sent Columbus to America, sent the Moors back to Africa, and sent thousands of people to be tortured and/or killed in the Inquisition.

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Ferdinand and Isabella

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When he was only a teenager, *Carlos* (or *Charles*) *V* became the ruler of many places. Can you name them?

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Spain The Netherlands The Holy Roman Empire (parts of Germany and Italy) parts of North and South America

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Because he ruled so many places at a time of such change and conflict, *Carlos* (*Charles*) *V* was constantly in conflict with many different groups of people. Can you name them?

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the French the Dutch Protestants the German Protestants the Italians the Pope the Ottoman Turks and various people in the "New World"

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One of *Carlos* (*Charles*) *V*'s worst enemies was a fellow Catholic, *King ____________ ____* of France, who was bitter about Charles getting to be Holy Roman Emperor instead of him.

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Francis I

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When *this guy* became king of Spain and many other places as a teenager, he was ruling one of the largest empires in history. It turned out to be kind of a curse.

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Carlos (or Charles) V

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Carlos (or Charles) V

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When *Carlos* (*Charles*) *V* gave up his throne(s), he gave the Holy Roman Empire to his brother, but gave everything else to *this guy*, his son.

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Felipe (Phillip) II

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*Felipe* (*Phillip*) *II* of Spain was also briefly the king of England because he was married to *this person* until she up 'n' died on him.

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Bloody Mary

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In order to become friends with the king of France (which his father had never managed to be), *Felipe* (*Phillip*) *II* of Spain married the French king's daughter, only to have what happen?

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The French king (Henry II) died after a jousting accident at the wedding.

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The most famous failure of *Felipe* (*Phillip*) *II* of Spain was the complete destruction of *this huge fleet*, which was sent to do what?

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- the Spanish Armada - It was sent to invade England.

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One of the biggest failures of *Felipe* (*Phillip*) *II* of Spain was the loss of this very wealthy, valuable Protestant country.

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The Netherlands

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*Felipe* (*Phillip*) *II* of Spain was known as "Phillip the __________________" because he was such a careful, cautious, hard-working administrator.

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"Phillip the Prudent"

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*Felipe* (*Phillip*) *II* ruled Spain when it was at the height of its power, a "_______________ Age", during which it was said that "the ____________ never _________ on the Spanish Empire".

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"Golden Age" sun.... sets

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One of the great accomplishments of *Felipe* (*Phillip*) *II* of Spain was his defeat of *whose navy* at the Battle of Lepanto?

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the Ottoman Turks' navy

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What island country in Asia is named after *Phillip II* of Spain?

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the Philippines

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For obvious reasons, *Francis I* of France was known as "Francis of the ___________ __________".

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Long Nose

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*Francis I* is considered the first of the "*_________________ monarchs*" of France.

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absolute

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What fellow Catholic king was the big rival of *Francis I* of France?

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Carlos (Charles) V of Spain

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Because his rival, Charles of Spain, ruled so much of Europe, *Francis I* of France felt like was "encircled" by the _____________ Empire.

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Hapsburg

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What other world ruler did *Francis I* of France become allies with, even though it angered European Christians?

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Suleiman the Magnificent, the sultan of the Ottoman Empire

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*Francis I* of France gets credit for bringing the R__________________ to France, which he partly did by luring *who* to come live there?

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Renaissance Leonardo da Vinci

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It was under *Francis I* that Jacques Cartier and other Frenchmen began doing what?

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*exploring* the *New World*

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In the 1500's, France was torn apart by the "*Wars of _________________*", and we talked about one of them, "*The War of the ___________ ______________s*".

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Religion Three Henrys

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An important person in *The War of the Three Henrys* was *Catherine de _______________*, who was the widow of King Henry II and the mother of the next three kings after him.

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Catherine de Medici

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In the French *War of the Three Henrys*, one important group was the ___________________ League, which hated the Reformation and wanted to crush all the Huguenots.

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the Catholic League

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The most important leader of the *Catholic League* in the French "War of the Three Henrys" was one of the three Henrys - the Duke of _______________.

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Guise

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"*The Huguenots*" was the name used for the French __________________s.

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Protestants

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In *The War of the Three Henrys*, one of the Henrys was a leader of the Huguenots named *Henry of _________________*.

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Navarre

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During *The War of the Three Henrys*, Frances II, Charles IX, and Henry III each held *what powerful position* (though not for long)?

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king of France

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that they were evil, couldn't be trusted, had to be stopped, etc.

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When Catherine de Medici convinced her son, King Charles IX, to turn against the Huguenot leaders, it led to *what famous massacre*?

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The St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre

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At the beginning of the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre, *what important Huguenot leader* was murdered and thrown out a window by Henry, Duke of Guise?

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Coligny (Gaspard de Coligny, that is)

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Why were so many Huguenots in Paris on the night of the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre?

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They had come there for the wedding of Henry of Navarre (a Huguenot leader) to the French princess.

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When bells began ringing all over Paris on the night of the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre, *what started happening*?

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Catholics started slaughtering Protestants all over the city

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Henry of Navarre (the Huguenot leader) had just married the French princess when the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre happened. He was then held prisoner in the palace and forced to do *what*?

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He was forced to convert to Catholicism.

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After the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre, *who* felt incredibly guilty and angry at his mother and died soon afterwards from a combination of "guilt and tuberculosis"?

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the young king, Charles IX

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Henry of Navarre

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After Charles IX died, the new king of France was *__________ III*, who was also the third of the "Three Henrys".

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Henry III

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When *Henry III*'s remaining brothers died, the Catholic League got freaked out because the person next in line to be king of France would be *what Huguenot leader*?

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Henry of Navarre

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Because they didn't think he was being tough enough on The Huguenots, the Catholic League and the people of Paris took over the city, forcing *what person* to escape?

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the king, Henry III

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He had the Duke of Guise murdered.

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After *Henry III* had *Henry, Duke of Guise* murdered, he raised an army and went to join up with *whom*?

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Henry of Navarre and his Huguenot army

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Before *Henry III* and *Henry of Navarre* could march on Paris with their combined armies, what happened to *Henry III*?

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He was stabbed to death by a fanatical monk who snuck into the army camp.

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After *Henry III* was assassinated, *Henry of Navarre* took his army, fought his way to Paris, and then did *what*?

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surrounded Paris and put it under siege

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What was the result of Henry of Navarre's *siege of Paris*?

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40-50,000 people died (most from starvation)

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When *Henry of Navarre* still couldn't capture Paris after months of siege and starvation, *what did he suddenly decide to do*?

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to convert to Catholicism

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Once *Henry of Navarre* converted to Catholicism, most of the people of Paris and of France accepted him as king, and he became __________________ _____.

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Henry IV

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After Henry of Navarre finally became *King Henry IV* of France, he issued the *Edict of Nantes*, which gave basic rights to *what group of people*?

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the Huguenots

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*Henry IV* was one of the most popular French kings ever and was known as *Le Bon Roi*, which means *what*?

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"The Good King"

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After years of popularity and ruling wisely, how did *Henry IV* of France die?

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Like Henry III, he was stabbed to death by a fanatical monk.

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After *King Henry IV* pf France was assassinated, his nine year-old son took over and became *_________________ XIII* (the 13th).

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Louis XIII

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*What two people* were the "powers behind the throne" when Louis XIII was king of France?

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1) his mom, Marie de Medici 2) Cardinal Richelieu

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When *Louis XIII* took over from Henry IV, France went back to persecuting *what group of people*?

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the Huguenots

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After *Louis XIII* of France died, his son took over, became *Louis XIV* (the 14th), and went on to become the ultimate example of *what*?

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of an godlike, absolute monarch

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*Louis _________* ruled France for 72 years when it was at the height of its power and influence, and he was so powerful and godlike that he was known as *what*?

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Louis XIV (the 14th) "the Sun King"

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What huge palace/city did *Louis XIV* build outside of Paris?

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Versailles

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What was *Louis XIV*'s main reason for building *Versailles*?

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so that most of the pesky French nobles would live there and be too busy partying to get in his way

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The last two French monarchs we talked about were *_________________ XVI* (the 16th) and his queen, *Marie ______________________*, both of whom got their heads chopped off in *what*?

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Louis XVI Marie Antoinette the French Revolution

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Russian rulers after Ivan the Terrible were called *______________s*, but before that they were just "*Grand ______________s*.

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czars (or tsars) Grand Princes

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Who was the first Czar of Russia?

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Ivan the Terrible

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Why was *Ivan the Terrible*'s czardom a big turning point in Russian history?

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Because he's the one who made it into an empire with a strong central government.

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Under *Ivan the Terrible* there was a group called *The Oprichniki* who were basically *what*?

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a secret police, or a kind of private army for the czar

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What's the most famous terrible thing that *Ivan the Terrible* did?

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killed his own son

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When a certain Russian nobleman became a hero for leading an army that kept the Ottoman Turks from invading, *Ivan the Terrible* was so jealous that instead of rewarding the guy he did *what*?

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He had him tortured to death and wouldn't allow his name to be mentioned in history books.

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When St. Basil's cathedral was finished, *Ivan the Terrible* thought it was so beautiful that he (bizarrely) did *what*?

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had the architects' eyes gouged out so they could never create anything else to rival St. Basil's

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*Peter the ________________* was obsessed with making Russia more like *where*?

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like Europe

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What did *Peter the Great* do as a young man to learn more about Europe?

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He traveled around Europe in disguise, visiting different countries and cities.

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When he became czar, what kinds of laws did *Peter the Great* pass in order to make Russians more like Europeans?

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laws about what kind of clothes they had to wear and a law requiring Russian men to shave off their beards

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As part of his effort to make Russia more like Europe, *what city* did Peter the Great build, and *what other city* was it modeled after?

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St. Petersburg Paris

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*Catherine the Great* managed to become the czarina even though she was only a minor princess from _________________ and didn't even speak ___________________.

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Germany (or Prussia) Russian

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The future *Catherine the Great* was sent to Russia to marry ____________________ III, the future czar, but they hated each other and she ended up leading a __________ against him.

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Peter III a coup

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*Catherine the Great* ended up presiding over the "_________________ Age" of the Russian Empire, when it was stronger and more important than ever.

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Golden Age

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Under *Catherine the Great*, Russia had many victories over the neighboring _________________ Empire. It was also during that time that they first colonized __________________.

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the Ottoman Empire Alaska

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The Enlightenment

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*Catherine the Great* started the first institution of "modern education" in Europe that was open to _____________.

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women

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The longest-reigning sultan of the Ottoman Empire was *_____________________ the ____________________*.

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Suleiman the Magnificent

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During the reign of *Suleiman the ________________*, the *__________________ Empire* was at its peak of military, economic, and political power.

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Magnificent Ottoman

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During the reign of *Suleiman the Magnificent* the _______________ Empire was in a "_______________ Age" of art, literature, and architecture.

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Ottoman Golden Age

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Along with being the emperor of the Ottoman Empire, *Suleiman the Magnificent* was also known as a "distinguished ____________ and _______________".

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poet and goldsmith

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Under *Suleiman*, the Ottoman Empire expanded across North _________________ and also into Eastern and Central ______________, almost capturing the city of _______________.

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Africa Europe Vienna

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The largest and most powerful of the German kingdoms was *____________________*, and it's most famous and successful ruler was *__________________ the Great*.

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Prussia Frederick

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Prussia made him watch his best friend get beheaded

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*Frederick the Great* of _________________ is best known for his successes in (and his theories about) *what*?

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Prussia warfare, the military

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Enlightenment Voltaire

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*Frederick the Great* helped to reform and modernize Prussia. He was nice to i___________________s and to non-n___________________s, but not so much to J__________s and P_____________s.

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immigrants and non-nobles Jews and Poles

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One thing that hurt *Fred the Great*'s reputation was that, 200 hundred years later, he was glorified and held up as a hero by *what group in Germany*?

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the Nazis

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