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History Ch 21 SZB DHS
absolute rulers
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01/25/2012

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who built the Palace of Versailles?
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Louis the fourteenth
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what is XIV in roman numerals?
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14
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what is XV in roman numerals?
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15
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what is V in roman numerals?
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5
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What is the "Window on Europe?' and where is it?
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St. Petersburg and it's in Russia
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What is the idea of the "Divine Right"?
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The idea that God gave power to the kings and whatever they decided to do was really God's will.
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What did Phillip II consider his sacred duty?
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to protect Catholicism
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What was PHillip II the king of?
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spain and a bunch of other places
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Who are 2 artists in the Golden Age of Spanish Art?
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El Greco (the Greek) Velasquez
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Who wrote Don QUixote (famous novel)?
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Cervantes (one of the literature heros of the golden age of spanish literature)
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What does El Greco mean?
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the greek
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Who was Cervantes?
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author, wrote Don Quixote
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What was freedom of religion an idea of?
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The ENGLIGHTENMENT
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Peter the Great's goals?
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wanted to make a port (St. Petersburg), to learn about European customs and manufacturing techniques. westernize russia,
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what did the petition of rights do for the citizens of England?
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who founded the Qing dynasty?
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manchus
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What country made the Petition of Right?
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England
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What king was presented with the Petition of Right?
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King Charles of England. the people were trying to protect themselves from him.
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what were the terms of the Petition of Right?
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citizens couldn't be imprisoned without reason, taxes had to be reasonable, no martial law in peacetime, Didn't have to house soldiers.
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Who were 4 philosophers of the enlightenment?
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Locke, Rousseau, Montesquieu, Voltaire
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what was montesquieu's philosophy?
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Laws protect people from rulers, but also from each other.
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what was Rousseau's philosophy?
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Believed that laws were the foundation of a free society.
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What did VOltaire do and believe?
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He wrote a lot of essays, plays, and philosophies. He used humor and made fun of the powerful people. He believed in freedom of speak and freedom of religion.
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what was Locke's philosophy?
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He believed in self-government. That people should rule themselves, not be ruled by absolute rulers (kings or monarchs or emperors) (Beginning ideas of democracy.)
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What was the "Enlightenment?"
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A new intellectual movement that stressed reason and thought and the power of individuals to solve and understand problems.
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what is another name for the ENlightenment?
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The Age of REason
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What were some of the ideas of the englightemnt?
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Women's rights, freedom of religion, freedom of speech, democratic ideas in government, progress in science, more importance on individual rights, less importance on religion.
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What led to the dawnfall of Louis XIV?
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too much war, caused too much debt. Also, he lived too rich, and poor people thought he was a dick.
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who was the ruler of the tokugawa dynasty
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ieyasu
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what was an Enlightened Despot?
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a European king/queen (monarch) who was inspired by the Enlightenment
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who was an example of an Enlightened Despot?
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Catherine the Great
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what's a boyar?
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landowning noble of Russia
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mercantilism
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economic policy under which nations sought to increase their wealth and power
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one could compare the societal structure of Tokugawa Japan to....
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feudal Japan
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