Question

name:
age of absolute monarchs
directions: fill in the blanks using the names from the word bank provided. some names will be used more than once.
mary i (bloody mary) elizabeth i phillip ii
louis xiv frederick the great peter the great
henry viii oliver cromwell

1. declared his absolute power when he told his subjects \i am the state.\
2. english queen who married the catholic king of spain, phillip ii and tried to restore england to catholicism.
3. english king who first broke with the catholic church.
4. officially repealed the edict of nantes in france and would no longer protect the protestant minority.
5. ruler of prussia in 1740 who built up the military and expanded its borders.
6. russian czar who took an 18 month tour of england and the netherlands to learn the ways of western europe.
7. spanish king who sent the spanish armada to attack england.
8. king of france known as \the sun king.\
9. he overthrew king charles i in england after the english civil war
10. forced the russian nobility to adopt western ways (clothing, culture, etc.).
11. moved frances palace to versailles, where he built an elaborate and ornate structure with gardens and sculptures.
12. built a new russian capital city that was to be russias \window to the west.\
13. english queen who ruled 45 years and solidified england as a protestant nation (also known as the virgin queen).

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Explanation:

1. Louis XIV is known for his absolute rule and the quote "I AM THE STATE."
2. Mary I (Bloody Mary) was an English queen who married Philip II of Spain and tried to restore Catholicism in England.
3. Henry VIII broke with the Catholic Church.
4. Louis XIV repealed the Edict of Nantes.
5. Frederick the Great was the ruler of Prussia in 1740 who built up the military and expanded borders.
6. Peter the Great took an 18 - month tour of England and the Netherlands to learn Western ways.
7. Philip II sent the Spanish Armada to attack England.
8. Louis XIV is known as "the Sun King."
9. Oliver Cromwell overthrew King Charles I after the English Civil War.
10. Peter the Great forced the Russian nobility to adopt Western ways.
11. Louis XIV moved France's palace to Versailles.
12. Peter the Great built St. Petersburg as Russia's "window to the west."
13. Elizabeth I was the English queen who ruled 45 years and solidified England as a Protestant nation (the Virgin Queen).

Answer:

1. Louis XIV
2. Mary I (Bloody Mary)
3. Henry VIII
4. Louis XIV
5. Frederick the Great
6. Peter the Great
7. Philip II
8. Louis XIV
9. Oliver Cromwell
10. Peter the Great
11. Louis XIV
12. Peter the Great
13. Elizabeth I