AP European History: Absolutism and Constitutionalism in Western Europe (ca 1589-1715)
Explain the genius of Cardinal Richelieu. What was his domestic policy and what drove it? Describe his foreign policy.
In 1651 England signed the Navigation Act, what was it?
Why did Louis XIII destroy Huguenot independence?
Describe the edict of Nantes. What was it intended to do?
Explain the political positions of Thomas Hobbes.
What caused the decline of the Dutch economy?
Where did the struggle between the French crown and the Huguenots center? (city)
What allowed the French state to carry out orders that private individual could not?
What was the spark that ignited the Glorious Revolution?
What did Colbert do to help the economy of France?
Where was the royal court of Louis XIV? Where was it previously? Why did he move?
What was the strongest, most centralized state in Europe, 1685?
Why was the Dutch East Indies Company important to overseas imperialism?
Who gained the most from the War of Spanish Succession?
Describe French Classicism.
In the mid-seventeenth century, what country had the highest living standards?
Explain English society in the sixteenth and seventeenth century.
What was the size of the French arm in 1659? How big was it in 1635? Why is this?
Define the paulette.
Describe John Locke. How was he different then Thomas Hobbes?
Why was the Battle of Rocroi important?
List the works of Moliere.
How was Calvinism connected to business success? How would you describe Oliver Cromwell?
What caused the starvation and economic crisis of 1688-1694?
When did Charles II restore the throne?
Define Fronde.
What is Devine Right and what kings claimed to rule by it?
Who held political power in the Dutch republic? What was it called?
What was the cause of the War of Spanish Succession?
Who was the chief minister of King Henry IV?
What were French intendants and where were they usually recruited?
Why was there a need for the Peace of Utrecht? What were the outcomes?
Why was the French financial system weak under Louis XIV?
Define sovereign (A sovereign state).
Explain the Glorious Revolution in England. What were the political, social, economic, and religious factors and events that lead to it?
How absolute was the French monarchy? Why was it called the model or royal absolutism?
Why was the 17th century called the “Golden Age of the Netherlands?” What made it decline?
How is royal absolutism described in the memoirs of the Duke of St. Simon? Why might St. Simon have overdrawn the power of Louis XIV over the French nobles?
Why did France continue to experience civil unrest and war even with a strong centralized monarchy? Describe the periods of unrest.
Why did the Spanish monarchy crumble in the 17th century?
What is mercantilism? When and where was it used?
What was Don Quixote?
Explain absolutism and constitutionalism.