Chapter 14-European Renaissance and Reformation-Guided Notes s1

Name ______Date ______Hour ______

Chapter 21-Absolute Monarchs in Europe-Guided Notes Section 1-Spain’s Empire and European Absolutism

A Powerful Spanish Empire (pg. 589-591)

Philip II (1527 A.D. to 1598 A.D.) • Son of Charles V • Philip II’s Empire- – Inherited ______, the – Controlled Portugal’s Spanish ______holdings, strongholds in and Spain’s ______, India, and ______colonies the ______– Received 1/4th to 1/5th of – Philip was ______, serious, each ships treasure ______, and – Supported an army of aggressive for the ______50,000 men ______– Defended and supported ______against Muslims

Golden Age of Spanish Literature (pg. 591-592)

During the 16th and 17th century Spain experienced a golden age in arts • El Greco- • Diego Velazquez- – His name means – His paintings reflected “______” the pride of ______– Paintings represented the ______of Spain – Were often hard to understand

• Don Quixote-Published in ______– Called the “______” – Written by ______– Story surrounds a poor man who read to many novels about kings, than went crazy Name ______Date ______Hour ______

The Spanish Empire Weakens (pg. 592-593)

Inflation and Taxes Making Spain’s Enemies Rich • Inflation-The decline in the ______• Spain bought most of their products ______from ______, – Causes of Spanish inflation ______and the • Population had ______and Netherlands due to the increased need for goods merchants raised • To finance their wars they borrowed ______money from ______• The value of the silver bullion had ______

The Independent Dutch Prosper (pg. 593-594)

The Netherlands Dutch Art • The Netherlands won their independence Rembrandt van Rijn- from ______in 1579 • Painted wealthy ______and groups • They had the best banks and the best • Famous works also included artists in Europe during the 1600’s ______and a series of paintings about Jesus

• Dutch Trading Empire- – Had the ______fleet of ships in the world • ______ships – ______Company- • Dominated the ______and the ______trade

Absolutism in Europe (pg. 594-595)

The Theory of Absolutism Absolute Monarchs- Divine Right- • ______• ______Name ______Date ______Hour ______

Chapter 21-Absolute Monarchs in Europe-Guided Notes Section 1-Spain’s Empire and European Absolutism

A Powerful Spanish Empire (pg. 589-591)

Philip II (1527 A.D. to 1598 A.D.) • Son of Charles V • Philip II’s Empire- – Inherited Spain, the – Controlled Portugal’s Spanish Netherlands and holdings, strongholds in Spain’s American colonies Africa, India, and the East – Philip was shy, serious, Indies deeply religious, and – Received 1/4th to 1/5th of aggressive for the sake of each ships treasure his empire – Supported an army of 50,000 men – Defended and supported Catholicism against Muslims

Golden Age of Spanish Literature (pg. 591-592)

During the 16th and 17th century Spain experienced a golden age in arts • El Greco- • Diego Velazquez- – His name means “the – His paintings reflected Greek” the pride of the – Paintings represented the Spanish monarchy deep Catholic faith of Spain – Were often hard to understand

• Don Quixote-Published in 1605 – Called the birth of the modern European novel – Written by Miguel de Cervantes – Story surrounds a poor man who read to many novels about kings, than went crazy Name ______Date ______Hour ______

The Spanish Empire Weakens (pg. 592-593)

Inflation and Taxes Making Spain’s Enemies Rich • Inflation-The decline in the value of • Spain bought most of their products money from France, England and the – Causes of Spanish inflation Netherlands • Population had increased and due to the increased need for • To finance their wars they borrowed goods merchants raised prices money from German and Italian • The value of the silver bullion bankers had decreased

The Independent Dutch Prosper (pg. 593-594)

The Netherlands Dutch Art • The Netherlands won their Rembrandt van Rijn- independence from Spain in 1579 • Painted wealthy middle-class merchants and groups • They had the best banks and the best • Famous works also included The artists in Europe during the 1600’s Night Watch and a series of paintings about Jesus

• Dutch Trading Empire- – Had the largest fleet of ships in the world • 4,800 ships – Dutch East Indian Company- • Dominated the spice trade and the Indian Ocean trade

Absolutism in Europe (pg. 594-595)

The Theory of Absolutism Absolute Monarchs- Divine Right- • Kings or Queens held all the • The belief that God created the power within their states monarch and monarchy to act boundaries as representatives of God