Directions: King Louis XIV of France was one of a series of European monarchs who increased the

power of their central governments. He became known as the “Sun King” and his reign lasted for 72
years, longer than any other European monarch.

France

September 5th 1638

September 1st 1715

*He treated his people with contempt, and

had basically no sympathy for them.

F
*Launched a war on spain trying to get
more territory, then it failed.

*Used the people to fund himself.

* Also created armies

* he fostered the industrial growth

B

A
*He built the palace of versillis

*He believed that people were ambitious,

and anyone smart would try to take control

C
over the king,

*so he did not like them

Directions: Philip II of Spain helped Spain reach the peak of its power. However, several costly wars and
major defeats weakened the great Spanish Empire during his reign. Read about the Spanish King and
grade his reign.

Spain

05/21/1527

9/13/1598

*Phillip II was very arrogant, and thought

himself above everyone.

*The people did not like him.

D
*He created the Anglo-Spanish War, which

D
lasted untill after his death.

*Had three main enemys

*Phillip never raised enough cash and had

to declare bankruptcy for a long time.

*Was in debt for 88.5 million ducats, while

on average only produce 9.5 million.
F- -

A
*He built the palace of El Escorio

*Phillip the Second never really trusted

anybody wether they were smart or not, so

C
he treated everyone without giving them
any education.
Directions: Peter the Great was the Czar (Tsar) or ruler of Russia. He belonged to the Romanov family,
which would be the last family dynasty to rule Russia (1613-1917). He is most well-known for the many
changes he brought to modernize Russia.

Russia

05/301672

2/8/1725

*he was very controlling, and would just

demand them around

*but he got results and pretty good ones B

A-
*Peter the great started a couple of wars,
but he won a lot of territories and land.

*He did amazing with the economy,

making Russia double it’s exported goods,

*made Russia a economical super power.

A+

A
*Built the city of St. Petersburg

*Also known as the new Russian Capital

*Peter did amazing things with education

for his people like actually educating them.

*He brought in western experts to help

teach subjects for his people. A+
*
Directions: Catherine the Great came to Russia and revolutionized the country. Her policies changed
Russia permanently. She becomes known as an Enlightened Despot. Catherine helped bring Russia into
the Modern Age, but she was not a woman to be messed with.

Russia

04/21/1729

11/6/1796

*While she believed in absolute rule, she

did want to make every man equal,

*Also wanted to outlaw tourture. A

*Helped fight against the ottoman empire,

*won a lot of battles and made some of the

worst losses for the Ottoman Empire A
*Created a stable economy for her people,

*also created a sort of renaissance where

many cities flourished A
*Built the Marble Palace

*Built The Tauride Palace

*Built the Palace in Pavlovsk

A+
*She created schools for both boys and
girls throughout the country

*These schools were taught outside the

church, and worked well. A+
Directions: Charles I almost destroyed the English Monarchy. His massive amount of power frustrated
Parliament and would lead to the English Civil War. This war would drastically change the English
Monarchy forever.

Engalnd

11/19/1600

1/30/1649

*He did not like the people, and the people

did not like him.

He actually started a civil war, and was

beheaded by his subjects
F
*Charles’s main policy was to regain his

C
nephews land in Rhineland

*Had terrible grain,

*terrible plague,

*None of it was really his fault

D
*Charles the First didn’t build anything

F-
noteworthy in his whole lifetime.

*Charles the first did not do anything to

F
educate his people, and didn’t like anybody