Unit Readings:

     Chapter 12 (All)

     Chapter 5 (pp. 67-77)

Terms – Identify each of the following terms in complete sentences (who, what, when, where!). Then write a sentence explaining why the item is historically significant.

1. Episcopal Church System
2. Presbyterian Church System
3. Baroque
4. Politique
5. Huguenot
6. Catherine de Médicis
7. Guise Family
8. St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre
9. Henry of Navarre (Henry IV)
10. Coligny
11. Catholic League (France)
12. War of the Three Henrys
13. Edict of Nantes
14. Philip II
15. Duke of Alba
16. "Sea Beggars"
17. Pacification of Ghent/Union of Brussels
18. William of Orange
19. Mary I
20. Elizabeth I
21. 39 Articles on Religion
22. Acts of Supremacy & Uniformity (under Elizabeth I)
23. Puritans (England)
24. John Knox
25. Mary, Queen of Scots
26. Spanish Armada
27. Defenestration of Prague
28. Albrecht von Wallenstein
29. Gustavus Adolphus
30. Peace of Westphalia (briefly – more below)

Extended Answer Questions - Respond to the following questions in one or more well-written paragraphs. Remember to begin your paragraphs w/ strong topic sentences!

1. Using specific evidence, explain why Catherine de Medicis of France is a perfect example of a politique. (WH pp. 446-452)
2. Explain the sources of strength and weakness in Spain in the 16^th century. (WH pp. 452-455)
3. Analyze the reasons that England and Spain came into conflict in the latter half of the 16^th century (WH pp. 461-466)
4. Explain the factors responsible for plunging Europe into the Thirty Years’ War . (WH pp. 466-469)
5. Explain the terms of the Treaty of Westphalia and the treaty’s impact on European history. (WH pp. 473)

1. Valois
2. Bourbon
3. Hapsburg (Habsburg)
4. Francis II, Charles IX, & Henry III (Catherine de Medicis’s sons)
5. Margaret of Valois (her daughter)
6. "Protestant Wind"
7. Unions of Utrecht & Arras
8. Cardinal Richelieu