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| What right did rulers of this period claim that gave them absolute power and placed them above manmade laws? |
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| Divine right (means "from God")therefore they aren't bound by man's laws |
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| What two chief advisers to the French kings Louis XIII and Louis XIV helped stregthen the power of France and the French monarch? |
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| Cardinal Richelieu, and Jules Mazarin |
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| What was the last great religious war fought in Europe? On what side did France enter the war? Why? |
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| Thirty Years War, France sided with the Protestants because they were afraid the Roman Catholic Church and Spain would take control of France if they won. |
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| What French king's reign became the model of absolutism throughout Europe? What was the name of his new palace? |
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| What did the French king revoke in 1685? What people were persecuted as a result? |
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| Edict of Nantes, French Protestants (also called Huguenots) |
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| Man who helped lay the foundation for absolutism; the Bourbon king |
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| Officials directly responsible to the king |
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| King of Sweden who rescued the Protestant cause |
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| new chief minister of Loius XIV after Richelieu |
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| upheavals to try to destroy French absolutism; unsuccessful |
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| French Minister of finance under Louis XIV |
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| Who said, "I am the state"? |
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| King Louis XIV - meaning he claimed to have absolute authority over the people |
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| How did 17th and 18th century kings increase their royal power? |
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| 1-increasing their army 2-increasing their control over their countries money, religion, and nobility 3-increasing the government bureaucracy (their non-elected staff members) 4-increasing their territory |
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| What was the result of the revocation of the Edict of Nance? |
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| Huguenots lost freedom of worship and freedom to have Protestant education |
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| Unlimited and unrestrained power |
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| Who won the 30 Years War? |
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| Protestants and the French |
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| Waht three countries followed the example of France and came under absolutist rule? |
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| Germany, Austria, and Russia |
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| By what name were the nobility who aided the Prussian rulers known? |
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| What Austrian ruler sought to create an absolutist state by attacking the church and nobility? |
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| Joseph II; he ruled with Maria Theresa |
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| How did Peter the Great(Peter I) propose to get Russia in step with the rest of Europe? |
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| He visited Europe and brought back people from Europe then he tried to force Western ways upon his people |
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| Give the name of the ruling family in each of the following countries: Prussia, Austria, and Russia. |
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| Prussia-Hohenzollern, Austria- Hapsburg, and Russia-Romanov |
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| "the Great Elector" because he was the most powerful of the German princes who elected the Emperor |
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| King in Prussia interested in arts not warfare |
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| Established absolutism in Prussia |
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| Composed music and tripled the size of the Prussian state |
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| "the Terrible"; of Russia, first to take the title Czar |
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| Peter I led Prussia into victory |
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| What country defeated Absolutism? |
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| Did Catherine the Great carry out Peter's Westernization of Russia? |
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| Russian term that comes from caesar |
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| What body in England competed with the monarchy for authority? What special privilege did that body hold over the monarchy? |
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| Parliament, It could grant or deny a king's request for additional taxes |
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| What family succeeded the Tudors to the throne of England? What member of this family succeeded Queen Elizabeth to the throne? |
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| Stuart (1st Scottish king of England), James I |
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| What English king lost and was beheaded during the English Civil War? Who was the leader of the Roundheads, the parliamentary forces. |
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| Charles I, Oliver Cromwell (took title of Lord Protector) |
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| Who came to the English throne as a result of a "Bloodless" revolution? They accepted the Act of Settlement. |
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| What English document placed limits on royal power, guaranteed fundamental liberties of the English people, and prohibited future English monarchs from being Catholic? |
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| English Bill of Rights (written by William and Mary) |
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| stated that the king did not have the right to make people pay taxes without parliamentary consent |
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| term that referred to the Spanish soldiers, the cavaliero- supported the king |
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| the Reestablishment of the Stuart monarchy |
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| Made it illegal for the government to arbitrarily put someone in jail |
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| firm believer in absolutism; lost his throne in 1688 |
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| T/F Some other goals of Peter the Great (besides the goal of westernization) were to Expand Russian territory by getting warm-water ports and to get greater control of the Russian Orthodox church. |
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| T/F James I, Charles I, and Oliver Cromwell al restorted to dismissing parliament when they were faced with parliamentary issues? |
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| (written by William and Mary)gave Parliamnet the right to grant the throne to whomever it wanted |
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| Who was the first Hanover king (German king after Queen Anne) |
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| T/F King Charles tried to force the Scottish church to use the Anglican prayer book. The Scots fought back by raising an army. |
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| What is the name of the epic poem that John Milton wrote in 1667 that recounts creation, Satan's rebellion, and the fall of man. |
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| What five things did Peter the Great do to Westernize Russia? |
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| presented the king with a petition expressing their desire to see the Church of England from "popish" ceremonies |
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| What did European monarchs seek to preserve in order to make sure that their neighbors did not become too strong and thus able to threaten their borders? |
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| What treaty ended the War of the Spanish Succession? What territory did Britian receive as a result of this war? |
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| Treaty of Utrecht, the Canadian territories that were French |
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| What country and monarch was the Pragmatic Sanction designed to protect? |
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| What is the dramatic change in alliances among the major European powers prior to the Seven Years' War called? |
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| List the three countries that divided up defenseless Poland? |
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| Prussia, Russia, and Austria |
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| alliance formed by England and the Netherlands |
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| Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle |
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| signed in 1748; it didn't settle the differences among the nations, but it did end the fighting temorarily |
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| how things were before the war |
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| devised a way to win the Seven Years' War which was to attept to destroy French sea power while the troops were preoccupied |
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| treaty between France, Britain, and Spain. The consequences were France lost all territory in North America, Britan got Cananda, Spain lost Florida but got Louisiana |
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| What war was also called the French and Indian War? |
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| Name two English political parties. |
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| Who did the Roundheads (Puritans and merchants) support? Who did the Cavalier's (nobility) support? |
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| Parliament , Charles I/king |
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| The Diplomatic Revolution resulted from what? |
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| Frederick II decided to take some more of Austria's land but france didn't like it |
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| What is the name of the story that John Bunyon wrote in 1672? |
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