Extending Spanish Power

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Extending Spanish Power

• Philip II extended Spains power and helped
  establish the golden age.

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1500s

• Riches from the Americas were flowing into Spain.
• Result Spain became the most powerful nation in
  Europe.

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King Philip II 1556-1598

• Absolute monarch
• Believed God had given him the right to rule
  (divine right)
• Thought of himself as guardian of Catholic Church
• Persecuted people who were not Catholic
• Fought with Muslim Empire of Ottomans
• Helped make the period from 1550-1650 a golden
  age for Spain

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Spains Golden Age
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1600s Spanish power slowly declines

• Rulers spent too much money on wars overseas
• Relied on gold and silver from their American
  colonies
• Neglected business at home
• Middle class felt they were being taxed too much
  stopped supporting government

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Late 1600s

• France replaced Spain as the most powerful
  European nation.

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What was the underlying reason for the wars
fought by Spain under Philip II?

• To gain more territory.
• To push back the Protestant tide in Europe.
• To add to Spanish wealth.
• To boost the Spanish economy
• To push back the Protestant tide in Europe.

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What did Spains Northern provinces become in
1581?

• Protestant
• The Ottoman Empire.
• The Dutch Netherlands
• Catholic
• The Dutch Netherlands the region was largely
  Protestant.

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What caused Spanish naval superiority to decline
in the 1600s and 1700s?

• The defeat of the Spanish Armada.
• The cost of the American colonies.
• The Inquisition.
• An economic decline.
• The defeat of the Spanish Armada lost to the
  English in 1588. The Spanish ships were slow and
  lumbering, while the English ships were smaller
  and quicker.

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What was one reason that the arts and literature
were able to flourish during the golden century?

• Philip II patronized them.
• Wars stimulated creativity.
• The Church supported artists.
• More women than men were artists.
• Philip II patronized them he founded academies
  of science and mathematics.

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How did the expulsion of Muslims and Jews affect
the Spanish economy?

• It boosted the economy by reducing the
  population.
• It did not affect the economy.
• It caused the economy to collapse.
• It deprived the economy of many skilled artisans
  and merchants.
• It deprived the economy of many skilled artisans
  and merchants.

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France Under Louis XIV

• Under the absolute rule of Louis XIV, France
  became the leading power of Europe

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1560s-1590s Turbulent time in France

• Catholics fought bloody religious wars against
  French Protestants (Huguenots)
• St. Bartholomews Day Massacre 3,000 Huguenots
  were massacred at a royal wedding thousands
  more were slaughtered in the coming days.

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1589 Henry IV becomes king

• Edict of Nantes - granted religious tolerance to
  Huguenots he was one before becoming Catholic.
• A chicken in every pot
• Increased power of monarch by making the
  government stronger by controlling nobles

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Louis XIII

• Defeated the private armies of the nobles, but
  gave them high posts in his court to keep their
  loyalty.
• Appointed Cardinal Armand Richelieu as his chief
  minister.

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Cardinal Armand Richelieu

• Sought to destroy the power of the Huguenots and
  nobles.
• Smashed the walled cities of the Huguenots and
  outlawed their armies.
• Defeated the private armies of the nobles and
  destroyed their fortified castles.
• Became the true power behind the throne of King
  Louis XIII.

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Louis XIV
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Louis XIV 72 year reign

• Continued to strengthen monarchy
• Sent officials to collect taxes and rule the
  provinces (intendants)
• Made his army the strongest in Europe
• French culture spread throughout Europe
• Many of his foreign and domestic policies failed

• Fought many wars for power and land
• Other nations formed alliances with one another
  and created a balance of power in which no one
  nation could rule Europe
• Revoked the Edict of Nantes - Persecuted
  hard-working Huguenots so they fled in turn
  the economy suffered
• Never called a meeting of the Estates General.

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Louis XIV Rules France
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Which of the following did the government
accomplish under Henry IV?

• Raising taxes.
• Persecuting Huguenots.
• Increasing nobles power.
• Building the royal bureaucracy.
• Building the royal bureaucracy.

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What was Cardinal Richelieus chief goal?

• To become king.
• To increase French wealth.
• To destroy the nobles and Huguenots power
• To increase French influence abroad.
• To destroy the nobles and Huguenots power

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What was the effect of Louis XIVs reign on the
French army?

• It became the strongest in Europe.
• It became the weakest in Europe.
• It lost many wars.
• It ceased to exist.
• It became the strongest in Europe.

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What did Jean Baptiste Colbert do while finance
minister for Louis XIV?

• He reduced trade.
• He boosted the economy.
• He overturned mercantilist policies.
• He refused to finance wars.
• He boosted the economy.

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What was the result of Louis XIVs persecution of
Huguenots?

• They rose against him in war.
• They left France, causing a blow to the French
  economy.
• The entire group was killed off.
• They formed a new French state.
• They left France, causing a blow to the French
  economy.