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Midterm Review 1
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Undergraduate 1
09/26/2011

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Elizabeth I
Definition
No heir to the throne
She refused to name one
England became a powerful protestant country
She took down the Spanish armada
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Spanish Armada
Definition
130 ships, 30 thousand men
No allegiance to Spanish flag,
Aligned to Christendom
Army of Mercenaries from across Europe
Large language barrier
Led into the English Channel and a storm killed half the Spanish fleet, leading the English Protestants to believe they had gods blessing
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Defenestration of Prague
Definition
Calvinists throw king Ferdinanz advisers out the window into manure, starting the 30 years war.
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Interregnum
Definition
The period between two monarchs reigns
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Divine Right Monarchy
Definition
A monarch who believes they were granted the right to lead by god
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"The Sun King"
Definition
Loius XIV
France
The fronde occurs and Louis XIV becomes a divine right monarch
Had a regent until 23
He doesn't use many advisers
Upsets many nobles but he is good at what he does
Sun king because he is center of gov and state
Built palace of Versailles
If any noble wants to talk to him they must go to Versailles
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Nemetskii sobor
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Sophia
Definition
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"Era of Coffee"
Definition
Coffee houses the source of thinking on politics and religion
Symbol of economic prosperity
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Rococo
Definition
Began in france
18th Century
Associated w/ reign of Louie XV
Break from baroque styles of Louie XIV
More decoration than architecture
Marked by lightness and delicacy
Lots of people have this decoration
People have more money
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Francois-Marie Arouet
Definition
Voltaire
Propagandist
Reduced Jesuit doctrine despite being raised a jesuit
Hated absolutism
17-18th century
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War of Jenkins' Ear
Definition
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Marie Antoinette
Definition
Term
Guillotine
Definition
Public beheading of people in france
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Napoleon Bonaparte
Definition
Term
Why 1648?
Definition
End of 30 years war
Black Plague
People turn to religion
Doesn't save them from plague; move away from religion
Famine every 15 years
New religions form due to questioning of church
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