Exam 6: Absolute and Limited Monarchies in the Seventeenth Century

People in the seventeenth century believed that royal power existed in two spheres, one absolute and the other limited by subjects' rights and liberties. The name of power in the absolute sphere was ________.

Elizabeth I left her successor James I a stable government with no underlying religious or political problems.

Gold and silver from the Americas obscured serious problems in Spain's economy, government, and society.

How did Gustavus Adolphus enable Sweden to become the dominant power in Europe?

How did Henry IV allow France to recover from the Wars of Religion?

Absolute monarchs may have had significant power, but there power was not unlimited, either in theory or practice.

Absolutism was one of the key developments in the seventeenth century. How and why did absolutism develop in Europe during this period?

Historians continue to debate the broader question of absolutism and what it marked in European history. Was absolutism an innovation, a myth, or a collaborative project?

What was the crisis of the mid-seventeenth century?

How did Peter the Great attempt to implement his new vision of Russia?

What was absolutism?

The signing of the Peace of the Pyrenees in 1659 marked the end of Spanish domination and the beginning of ________ domination of Europe.

________ serves as a useful counter-example to the growth of absolute monarchy in the seventeenth century.

The ________ was the most important innovation in finance that the Duke of Sully brought about in France during Henry IV's reign.

How did European rulers respond to the crises of the mid-seventeenth century?

By 1700, the political ideal of Christendom was beginning to be replaced by sovereign states who paid allegiance to themselves rather than a concept of a united Christendom.

In the seventeenth century, ________ was defined by its army, with some arguing it was better defined as an army with a state rather than a state with an army.

How did Brandenburg-Prussia rise to prominence?

Absolutism and limited monarchy were two points on a spectrum. Using specific examples, explain this spectrum and discuss where the chosen examples fit on the spectrum.

What goals guided Cardinal Richelieu's policies?