1. Absolutism

2. These rulers believed in holding all power
These rulers believed in holding all power. They also believed in divine right.

3. Absolute Rulers

4. The Divine Right theory holds that leaders receive the right to rule from

5. God

6. This queen of England sponsored explorations and increased trade with other nations. When Spain threatened to invade and establish England as a Catholic nation once and for all, she defeated the Spanish Armada in 1588, thereby securing Britain as the world’s greatest naval power.

7. Elizabeth I

8. He became a powerful ruler, who had total control of France
He became a powerful ruler, who had total control of France. He was determined to never let nobles challenge him.

9. Louis XIV

10. What is the nickname for Louis XIV?

11. The Sun King

12. What was the name of the palace of the Sun King?

13. The Palace of Versailles

14. This Czar began an intense program of trying to Westernize Russia.

15. Peter the Great