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Chapter 5.1 Close Reading Questions
Respond to the following questions based on the text of section 5.1 – Spain’s Empire & European Absolutism. Be detailed
in your answers, but do NOT draft whole sentences. Cite the exact section and page number used for your answer under
the “source” column.

Question Response Source

1. What 3 factors
contributed to the
centralization of
authority in Europe post-
Reformation?

2. Why did the middle class

generally support
absolute monarchs?

3. How did absolute

monarchs finance their
lavish ambitions?

4. According to Jean Bodin,

what tool were monarchs
to use in order to assert
power?

5. According to Six Books on

the State, what belief was
at the core of absolute
rule?

6. How did heavier taxes

affect the peasant
populations?

7. Foreshadowing: How
does your answer to the
previous question
contribute to your
knowledge of
democracies?