1. Who was the Hapsburg king that ruled Spain, Italy, and the Netherlands from 1500 to 1588? Charles V

2. Ivan the Terrible’s cruelty was aimed mainly at : Nobles

3. Who was the chief minister of Louis XIV? Cardinal Mazarin

4. What famous palace did Louis XIV spend billions of dollars on Palace of Versailles

5. What document allowed German princes to choose the religion for their territory in 1555? Peace of Augsburg

6. Who were the Boyars in Russia? Land owning nobles

7. Which English king had a reputation for disbanning Parliament? Charles 1

8. Where did Phillip II of Spain send ships in 1571 to defeat the Ottoman Navy? Battle of Lepanto

9. What was the name of the ruling family of Prussia? Hohenzollern

10. Which of these English kings was restored to the throne in the English Restoration? Charles II

11. Who was the chief minister of Louis XIII? Cardinal Richlieu

12. Who was the most famous play write of Louis XIV? Moliere

13. Who did the English aid in their quest for independence from Spain in 1588 Spainish Netherlands

14. What is the idea that God created the monarchy as God’s representative? Divine Right

15. What treaty granted Gibraltar to England? Treaty of Utrecht

16. Which English king had the King James Bible named after him? James I

17. Who were the protectors of the king in France? The musketeers

18. Why was the site for St. Petersburg chosen? Water routes to Europe

19. The War of the Austrian Succession was fought over the possession of lands belonging to: Maria Theresa

20. Which English king was beheaded after the English Civil Wars? Charles I

21. What was the name of the landholding class in Prussia? Junkers

22. What document ended the Thirty Years Wars? Peace of Westphalia

23. Which artist of Spain painted distorted human figures expressing emotion in his paintings? El Greco

24. Who wrote the book Don Quixote? Miguel de Cervantes

25. What event happened in 1572 after HenryIV became king of France? St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre