Chapter ______ Section 1:

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Pre-reading

My purpose for reading is _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

List the headings within the section here (red lettering):

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Vocabulary: Philip II (p. 155) _________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________Absolute Monarch (p. 160)_______________________________________

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Divine Right (p. 160) _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Understanding the Main Idea• Economics: During a time of religious and

economic instability, Philip II ruled Spain with a strong hand

• What does it mean to rule with a “strong hand”? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Setting the Stage

• Read the section introduction. Write a one sentence summary here: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Reading: Flashback!! (Chpt 1 Reformation)• Charles V is the Holy Roman Emperor• He rules: Spain, Spain’s American colonies, parts of Italy, lands in Austria and the

Netherlands, much of Germany

Read the first section; A Powerful Spanish Empire. What was Philip II like as a ruler? Fill in the chart.

Philip II as a Ruler

Which of those characteristics do you think the following quotes about Philip II describes?

• “His smile and his dagger were close.” (p.155)• Characteristic: ___________________• Explanation: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Read the second section; Golden Age of Spanish Art and Literature. Spain’s wealth allowed it to spend money on the arts.

Answer the following questions.

What did El Greco’s paintings symbolize? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

What did Valazques’s paintings show? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

What is the book Don Quijote by Cervantes about? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Read the third section, The Spanish Empire Weakens. Then fill out the chart below.

• The gold that Spain was getting from the Americas made Spain temporarily wealthy, but it also caused long-term economic problems.

Cause Effect(pg. 158)1)

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Spain suffered from severe inflation

(pg. 158) The Spanish economy declined and at times Spain was bankrupt.

Philip raised taxes in the Netherlands and tried to crush Protestantism.

Pg. 158-159)

Read the fifth section, Absolutism in Europe.

• What is the goal of absolutism? __________________________________________________________________________

What supported the growing power of

absolute monarchies in Europe?

After reading, what are some things that absolute monarchs controlled?

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Vocabulary- Check for Understanding• Philip• Where was he king of? _________________• What was his personality like?

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• Absolute monarchy• How much control did an absolute monarch have? _____________________________

• Divine Right• Under this theory, who gave the king all his powers? __________________________

• Does the king have to follow the same laws as his subjects? Explain why yes or no. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________