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Undergraduate 1
10/13/2009

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King Henry IV (1589-1610)
Definition
Creates "Edict of Nantes"
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Louis XIII (Spider King)(childhood)
Definition
Was still a kid; minister was "Cardinal Richelieu" - was a bastard. Cardinal R ran France. Peasants rebel (fronde) Louis XIII vows not to let this happen again.
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Louis XIII (Spider King)(adult)
Definition
Regain power. Creates absolute monarchy. Versailles to trap nobility. France becomes world power. French spoken everywhere.
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Colbert
Definition
French finance minister. Pushed merecantilism. Created regulations and standards. Failed because of warfare costs.
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Mercantilism
Definition
Gov. controls economy. Horde gold. Become self-sufficient.
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Louis XIV (Sun King)
Definition
Revokes "Edict of Nantes." Most flee and take wealth elsewhere.
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Spain's Rise
Definition
World power because they find new world first. No middle class. Spanish armada tries to invade England. No infrastructure. Extractive economy. Fails.
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Queen Elizabeth I (Virgin Queen)
Definition
Smart. Didn't Marry. Somehow didn't get pregnant. Very good with PR.
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Roundheads
Definition
Called this because of hair. Led by "Oliver Cromwell." Want to overthrow Charles I. Won.
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Cavaliers
Definition
Lead by Charles I. No real reason to fight. Lost.
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Theocracy
Definition
Rule by religion. Everyone hated Oliver Cromwell because of his harsh rules.
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English bill of rights:
parliament gains power
Definition
-laws passed by parliament not to be superseded by King.
-parliament had to be called in every 3 years.
-free election and debate in parliament
-judges can serve for life
-no standing army during peacetime
-right to arms
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Natural Rights
Definition
John Locke
-have the right to rebel
-only people who can vote
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Dutch Republic
Definition
Becomes important in trade and commerce. Accepted anyone's race if you paid taxes and didn't convert. Dominant state is Holland.
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Oligarchy
Definition
Group of rich families that make decisions.
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Confederation
Definition
Group of independent states.
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Dutch East India Company
Definition
First publicly traded company. Very successful.
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Austria
Prussia
Russia
Definition
Relatively strong middle class.
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Serf
Definition
Class of person who serves will of landlord, bound to land. Required to do random tasks as much as 6 out of 7 days of the week.
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Perminant Serfdom
Definition
In: Poland, Russia, and Prussia. Shrinking middle class because of this. Also forces primitive economic system.
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Suleiman the Magnificent
Definition
Gets rid of nobility and uses educated slaves. Almost takes Vienna. (turk)
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Hohenzollern
Definition
Family, very large land owners. In 1663 controls much of Germany.
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Junkers
Definition
German nobility, need them to control Germany. Backbone of German nobility.
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Frederick William I
Definition
Used fear of war to unite people. Raises tax - weakens nobility.
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Frederick William II
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Encourages Mercantilism. One of best armies. Service nobility. Military system in use today. Installs required education for all boys.
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Mongels
Definition
conquer Russians in 13th cent. Ghengis Khan unites all the mongols scattered. Over time Mongol presence lessened.
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Ivan IV (The Terrible)
Definition
Killed people who didn't follow. Creates service nobility.
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Peter I (The Great)
Definition
Interested in warfare. Wants to bring Russia into the modern age. Nobility must serve full time. Military training schools. Uses smart peasants for some jobs. Would try to recruit Scientists and Inventors.
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St. Petersburg
Definition
Created by Peter The Great. Thousands died when it was built. Style called Baroque.
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Baroque
Definition
Heavy and contorted form. Lots of ornamentation.
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Bach
Definition
Elaborate repetition.
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Secular
Definition
Scientific way.
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Aristotle
Definition
Wrote about everything. Earth center.
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Copernicus
Definition
Said sun was the center of the universe. Published book right before he died. Shock wave through scientific community.
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Galileo
Definition
Starts to create scientific method. Knows that Copernickus is correct. Pope is his friend. Publishes racy book and the church comes down heavily on him.
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Newton
Definition
Theory of gravitation. Wrote "Principia Mathmatica." Spent rest of life trying to find codes in bible.
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The Enlightenment
Definition
Intellectual movement. Appeals to reason.
1) Can use science to explain everything
2) Social Science
3) Possible to make progress in history
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Philosophes
Definition
Low opinion of common people. Included all the people that made the idea for today's US gov.
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Tabula Rosa
Definition
Blank slate. In children.
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Montesquieu
Definition
Said power should be divided - checks and balances.
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Voltaire
Definition
Believed that there were superior people in every class. Hated Catholics.
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Deism
Definition
1 god - created universe and let it tick.
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Denis Diderot
Delambert
Definition
Created Encyclopedia. Attempt to consolidate all human knowledge.
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