Absolute Monarchs and Conflicts of Europe “Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely”

What you need for today: Spiral notebook – open to yesterday’s vocabulary Glue Stick Scissors The three handouts from the table.

Glue the map pages down just like you see them on this slide Glue the map pages down just like you see them on this slide. If you need help -ask

Cut these out as neatly as you can Cut these out as neatly as you can. Line them up on your desk so we can attached them to the map as we progress through our notes. Please keep all your trash as neat as you can – yes, you may crumble it into a ball.

King Philip II Who am I ?? Ruled Spain 1556-1598 Catholic Gained much wealth from American colonies Attempted invasion of England with his Armada His Spanish Armada was defeated by Elizabeth I of England Who am I ??

King Louis XIII (and Cardinal Richelieu) Ruled France 1610-1643 Bourbon family Not a capable leader Had a Cardinal basically rule for him Cardinal’s goals for France Make king an absolute monarch (centralized power) Make France most powerful nation in Europe Decrease power of nobles Who are we ??

King Louis XIV Who am I ?? Ruled France 1643-1715 Bourbon family “I am the state”; the Sun King Got France involved in many costly wars Used intendants – mainly to keep his nobles in check Palace of Versailles Symbol of wealth and power Devout Catholic Repealed Edict of Nantes Who am I ??

Czar Ivan IV (aka Ivan the Terrible) Ruled Russia 1533-1584 First “czar” Distrusted boyars (nobles) and took away their power Established a secret police Killed my own son Who am I ??

Czar Peter I (aka Peter the Great) Ruled Russia 1682-1725 Romanov family Westernization of Russia Wanted Western European Technology Taxed beards and other Eastern influences Introduced Western foods like the potato Built St. Petersburg Easier access to the west Who am I ??

Queen Catherine II (aka Catherine the Great) Ruled Russia as an ‘enlightened despot’ 1762-1796 Romanov family Doubled size of Russia and tried making other reforms Gained warm water sea port Sided with nobles and made life bad for serfs Who am I ??

Queen Maria Theresa Who am I ?? Ruled Austria 1740-1780 Hapsburg family Catholic queen Peasant reforms (limited amount of work) Was involved in the War of Austrian Succession Had to give up Silesia to Prussia (greatest enemy) Seven Years War world wide conflict Austrian side lost No territory was exchanged in Europe, only the Americas Who am I ??

King Frederick II (a.k.a. Frederick the Great) Ruled Prussia 1740-1786 Hohenzollern family An atheist Believed in religious toleration Brilliant military leader War of Austrian Succession, on winning side of 7 Years’ War Father/son relationship with his people Patron of the arts Who am I ??

Queen Elizabeth I Who am I ?? Ruled England 1558-1603 Last Tudor family monarch Protestant queen Patron of the arts Defeated Spanish Armada Brits had dominant naval power until WWII Who am I ??

The following are the different wars you need to know for your test…

Seven Years’ War What war am I? This war was fought all around the world but ended with no real changes in territory in Europe Called the French and Indian war in North America Fought between Austria and France vs. Prussia and Great Britain What war am I?

Thirty Years’ War What war am I? The war was fought over 3 things: Religion Land Power Between Hapsburgs and Hohenzollerns Ended with the Peace of Westphalia What war am I?

War of Spanish Succession This war was fought over who was going to take over the throne of Spain. Many countries in Europe did not want the French Bourbons to also inherit the throne of Spain – balance of power in Europe would be lost What war am I?