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Charles V |
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Hapsburg King and HRE, devout Catholic, Peace of Augsburg, divides empire, Ferdinand (brother) gets Austria and HRE, Philip II (son) gets Spain, Netherlands + American colonies |
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Phillip II |
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Son of Charles V, inherits Spain, the Spanish Netherlands and the American colonies. Adds Portugal, Spain's wealth expands, religious conflicts. |
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El Greco |
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Artist in the Golden Age of Spanish Art, "The Greek" from Crete |
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Diego Velazquez |
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Spanish Painter |
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Don Quixote |
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By Miguel de Cervantes, the birth of the modern European novel |
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Decline of Spain |
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Inflation, population growth, silver bullion floods the market, expelled Muslims and Jews, Nobles didn't pay taxes, less developed manufacturing. |
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Spanish Netherlands |
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Taxed more to make up for Spain's debt. Heavily Catholic population. |
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Dutch Revolt |
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Dutch has a good economy, levies taxes and crushes Protestantism |
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William of Orange |
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Leader of Dutch revolt, gets independence from Spain |
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United Provinces of Netherlands |
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1579, seven nothern provinces, Republic=Stability=Economic Growth. Exports diamonds, linens, pottery, not much inflation, lowest shipping rates in Europe |
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Rembrandt |
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Dutch artist, used shadows and light |
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Absolute Monarchs |
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Kings (or Queens) who wanted total power and to control every aspect of society |
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Divine Right |
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God created the monarch and so the monarch represented god on earth- Monarch answered only to God, not subjects |
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