Conflict and Absolutism in Europe Guided Reading – Flashcards
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            King Phillip II, he insisted on strict conformity to Catholicism.
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        Who was the greatest supporter of militant Catholicism in the second half of the sixteenth century?
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            When Phillip II sent an armada to England.
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        What military event helped bankrupt Spain and shifted political power to England, France, and the Dutch Republic?
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            The French Wars were carried out in 1562-1598.
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        When were the French Wars of Religion carried out?
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            Henry of Navarre issued the Edict of Nantes which recognized Catholicism as the religion of France.
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        How did Henry of Navarre end the battles between French Catholics and Huguenots?
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            Inflation is rising prices, and it occurred because that demand for food and land had increased.
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        What is inflation, and why did it occur?
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            Social tensions and religious stuff.
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        What factor led to widespread hysteria regarding witchcraft during the seventeenth century?
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            The Holy Roman Empire.
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        Where did the Thirty Years' War take place?
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            The Treaty of Westphalia.
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        What treaty ended the Thirty Years' War in 1648?
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            The conflicts between Protestants and Catholics that challenged the established political order.
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        How did religious wars reshape Europe from the mid-sixteenth century through the seventeenth century?
