Read Chapter 21 Section 1 in your textbook and answer the following questions. Answers should be in blue or black ink or typed and printed.
Due: Friday, 11/21
1. Define:
a. Absolute Monarchy
b. Divine Right
c. Phillip II
2. What is the significance of England's defeat of the Spanish Armada?
3. Why did absolute monarchs believe that they were justified in exercising absolute power?
4. What role did religion play in the struggle between the Dutch and the Spanish?
5. How did the lack of a middle class contribute to the decline of Spain's economy?
6. Why do you think absolute rulers controlled social gatherings?
