Ferdinand and Isabella

• 1400’s • Spain• Use of inquisition • Drove out of Granadans• Converted Jews and

Muslims to Christianity• Sponsored Christopher

Columbus• Promoted Catholicism and

got gold

Charles V

Phillip II

• 1500’s• Spain• His empire provided him

with incredable wealth.• Had supplied Spain with

estimated 339,000 pounds of gold. Roughly 16,000 tons of silver bullion were unloaded.

• Defeated Ottoman fleet into fierce battle near Leponto.

Louis XIV• France • 1600• Increases taxes to build

palace of Versailles• Rich, selfish a lot of

control over people• Expand France by war • Conquered the

Netherlands• Protected the wealthy and

hurt the peasants

Ivan the Terrible (608)• Russia• 1533• Came to the throne when

he was only 3 years old• When he was 16 he seized

power and had himself crowned “Czar”

• Kills thousands of people because of the death of his wife.

• Secret police force• Killed his own son

Peter the Great (609)

• 1600-1700• Controlled Russia• He grew potatoes• Built warm water ports• Pays French to train

his soldiers• Russia gets stronger

because of him

Fredrick the Great (606)• 1712-1786• Prussia• He was not military enough to

rule.• In 1730 he and his friend ran

away but was caught and punished.

• Witnessed his friends beheading.

• Followed his fathers military policies when he came to power.

• He softened some of his fathers laws.

Henry VIII (492-493)• 1509• England• Wrote a stinging attack on

Luther’s ideas• Became “Defender of the

Faith”• Was not able to have a son• Ended Pope’s power in

England and became official head of England’s church

• Beheaded second wife