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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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