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...Charles V, he inherited Spain, and Spanish Netherlands, and the American colonies. He was shy, serious and deeply religious. When the king of Portugal died without an heir, he gained the empire by being a nephew. His empire provided him with a enormous wealth. He also helped to drive the Muslims out of Spain. 1588, he launched the Spanish Armada but was defeated.
2. El Greco- real name Domenikos Theotokopoulos but called by the Greeks as El Greco meaning "the Greek". His art often puzzled the people of his time. He used brilliant colors, sometimes clashing. His paintings showed deep Catholic faith of Spain, painting saints and martyrs as huge long-limbed figures that have a supernatural air.
3. Divine Right- the idea that God created the monarchy and that the monarch acted as God's representative on earth
4. Absolute monarch- kings or queens who believed that all power within their state's boundaries rested in their hands.
5. Edict of Nantes- a declaration that the Huguenots could live in peace in France and set up their own houses of worship in some cities.
6. Cardinal Richelieu- the ruler, in effect, of France under Louis XIII (1624), he had been a hard-working leader of the Catholic Church in France. He tried sincerely to lead according to moral principles, he was also ambitious and enjoyed exercising authority. He moved against the Huguenots, believing that Protestantism often served as an excuse for political conspiracies. He also sought to weaken the nobles' power. He ordered nobles to take down their fortified castles. He increased the power of government agents who came from the middle class. He also wanted to make France the strongest state in Europe, and in order to do this he involved France in the Thirty Years' War.
7. Skepticism- the idea that nothing can ever be know for certain
8. Descartes- a brilliant thinker wrote...
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