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Western Civilizations since 1400
Exam 1 from NCSU
210
History
Undergraduate 2
03/02/2010

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Rennaissance
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Rebirth from about 1300 till 1600
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Jacob Burckhardt
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(1860)
Wrote "The Civilizations of the Rennaissance in Italy"

he believed it represented a sudden break with the past.
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Elites.
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Started 1300, they had sense of rebirth inspired by ancient civilization of Greece.

-expressed much hositlity to church officials

-built cities to remind them of ancient Rome.
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Elites increased becuase
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2 weakening enemies.
1. Holy Roman Empire. (not holy,not Roman)
2. Central Italy. Run by Pope (monarch) conflicts arise when you are head of church and monarch.
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Papacy
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When the Pope is in office
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despotism
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form of goverenment where all power is given to 1 person (despot)
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Lorenzo the Great
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completed the reconstruction of Constitution

-set up staff in Republic.
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Florence, Milan, Venice, Genoa
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influential cities.

-developed republic forms of govt, wrote constitutions.
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Venice Constitution
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still in existence.
why? ruling elite . they encouraged sense of public duty on young.
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Fall of Constantinople
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(May 23,1453)Emperor attempted to turn this city into capital of ITaly for Christians.
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Medici Family
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Ruled Florence
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Petrarch
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father of humanism
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humanism/humanist
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movement expressing enthusiasm for ancient greek and roman literature.
expressed human rater than divine interventtion.
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Baccaccio
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wrote The Dacemeron. this was a reflection of 100 short stories told by imaginary people. 1 major work of western lit.

was intended to amuse, rather than to edifile (bring to spiritual sense)
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Lorenzo Valla
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Analyzed language from the document Donation of Constatine, determined it was a fake.
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Castiglione
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Wrote The Book of Cortier which said ideal leaders would be virtuos and talented.
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Machavelli
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Wrote "the prince"
where he urged leader to tell people that thier actions are virtuous, book is still used today.
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Plato
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Idealist
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Platonic Academy
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informal group of ppl who liked plato, they loved dicussing him.

Pico della Merandola was one of the leading members, he tried to reconcile platonism and christianism.
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Da Vinci
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Scientist, inventor.
designed a Tank.

Painted MONA LISA
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Michelangelo
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Statue of David, painted the SISTINE CHAPEL using FRESCO --> which is paint with lays over plasted so paint doesnt peel off
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Raphael
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most popular painter in his days
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Brunelleschi
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father of Italian Renaissance Architecture. he put the dome in Medievel cathedrol Florence.
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Copernicus
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GEOCENTRIC THEORY (earth is center of universe)
Helocentric Thoery (sun is center)

doesnt publish results becuase of fear of church.
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Galileo
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Telescope inventor.

proved Copernicus thoery's, published it, and was arrested tried and prisoned. forced to go public humiliation and discredit his work.
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Protestantism
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posed freedom of speech, which sharply declined Italian Renaissance.
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Low Countries
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holland, belgium, lexumburg.
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Erasmus
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wrote Praise of Folly --> ridiculed church by using satire.
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Eyck
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invented oil, painted like it was a picture.
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Germanies
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Germany + its lands = 300+ little countries.
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Rolterdam
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increased University cirriculum by adding Hebrew and Greek to language requirements. to better understaning of the bible.
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Durer
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portrays himself as jesus, hes a painter/artist.
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Keplar
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Laws of planetary motion inventor.
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MONTAIGNE
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denies the possibility of knowing absolute truth (rebukes Christian teaching)
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Cerevantes
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Don Qioxote novel. he laughs at the calaims of nobles and thier claims to be champions and honors.
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Sir Thomas Moore
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Utopia (no monarchy and no private property.)
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William Shakespeare
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wrote 38 plays, comedies, trajedies, etc.

many scholars doubt his authenticity because no one knows anything about him.
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Protestant Revolution
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looked with scorn at things in the world. (masses)

causes- abuses in church. many priests were poorly trained. Pope had 8 known illegitimate children.
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St. Augustine
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Bishop
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Augustinian Theology
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said God has predestined a few for heaven, and vas majority for hell.
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St. Thomas Aquinas
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said humans have free will, church taught his thoelogy
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Martin Luther
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justifcation by faith alone aka salvation is by faith alone.

leader of protesant revolution.
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mortification
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Tetzel
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selling Indulgence
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Wittenberg
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95 thesis
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95 statements by Martin Luther Protestant Revolution against Rome in Belguim.
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Luther's Bible
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Eucharist and Baptism recognized by luther
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Eucharist
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Against the Thievis, murderous Hordes of Peasants
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peasants revolted, luther despised them, told to attack peasants.
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anabaptist
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rebaptism

strict.-- no alcohol, orgies in the water.
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Munster
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Lutheranism
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following luther's philospohy

still today, lutherans are found in denmark, norway and sweden.
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Zwingli/Zwinglianism
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belived that Eucharist should be celebrated 4 times a year becuase its not important.
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John Calvin
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very strict. no dancing, theatres, believed wealthy people go to heaven and workers = damned.

Calvinism spread to holland, scotland, france, and England.
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Huegonots
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aka Calvanists.
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Puritans
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Henry VIII
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married Catherine
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Arthur
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Henry VIII brother, who was supposed to marry Catherine.
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Catherine of Aragon
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extremly devoted to Henry VIII
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Tudor Dynasty
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Henry VIII dynasty. no one recognizes the legitimacy of this dynasty.
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papal dispensation
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Charles V
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nephew of Catherine
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Anna Boleyn
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beds with Henry VIII and becomes pregnant
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Anglican Church (church of England)
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Act of Supremacy
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declared Henry VIII supreme head of church
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Dissolution of the Monasteries
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homes of monks destroyed.
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Edward VI
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son of Henry VIII illegitmatly. restores catholic church.
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Mary Tudor (mary I)
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restored Catholic Church to england after becoming queen.
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Elizabeth I
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daughter of Anne Boleyn(who was beheaded Henry VIII)
executes her own cousin, mary qeen of scots.
did not care what people believed as long as they kept it to themselves.
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Book of Common Prayer
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Act of Supremacy
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Act of Uniformity
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made book of common prayer mandatory of all service in church.
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Thirty-Nine Articles
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Council of Trent
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great meeting of councils and priests reaffirming principles of Catholicisms.
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Society of Jesus
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a missionary type job by ignatus.
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Orthodox Church
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Phillip II/Spain
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catholic, believed it was his duty to restore Catholiscism all over western europe.
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Netherlands
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nother part sperated and became holland.
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Armada
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300 of them to attack england.
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Bourbon Dynasty
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Henry (bourbon) of Navarre
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leader or Huegonots, becomes king and issues edict of nantes
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Edict of Nantes
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grants toleration to huegonots and ends religios strike in France.
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Peace of Augsburg
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gave each german prince to declared thier religion.
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Thirty Years WAr
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30 years war involved Catholics, holy emperor, german emperor and neighbors. cut population by 1/3
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Treaty of Westphalia
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german princes were independent soverigns. HRE rules independent states, not over everyone.
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Hapsburg dynasty
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1648
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absolutism
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all power is vested in ruler
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Prussia, Austria, Russia
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gaining great powers
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absolute monarchs
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monarchs reach height of powers.
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Louis XIV
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King of France, built the Palace at Versailles
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Sun King (Le Roi Soleil)
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Louis XIV, always had sun in his pic.
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Grand Monarch
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Versailles
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Louis Built a palace here. luxiours prison.
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Colbert
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king hired economist who followed merchantalism.
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mercantilism
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more export than import
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War of Devolution
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war with spanish netherlands. dutch forms alliance with england and sweden so louis would back down.
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Rhine
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louis wanted to extend his territy so he went to rhine river
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War of league of Augsburg
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war with rhineland where many other europe countries come to aid.
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Rhineland
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Alsace and Lorraine
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War of Spanish Succession
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grand alliance formed by england and fought with france.
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Grand Alliance
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Allaince formed against France.
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John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough
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great commander of 3 war
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Blenheim
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Place they fought at, where churchill was
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Utrecht
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Treaty of utrecht
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Phillip V
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Grandson of LOIUS xiv, ascneds throne.
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Spanish Netherlands
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Aistrai obtained them.
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Nova Scotia
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lost to england
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Newfoundland
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lost to england
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Gibraltar
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naval base lost to england
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Savoy
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duke of sovoy given title of king NW italy.
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Hohenzollern
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new dynasty King of Prussia
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elector
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was an elector.
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Brandenburg
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the city of elector
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King in Prussia
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Hohenzollern
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Bourbon
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End of Bourbon dynasty in S[ain with cHARLES v
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Parliament
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House of lords, nobles and angleton bishops. Lower house is mmerchants
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Elizabeth I
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Queen of England, when died left a 400,000 pound of debt.
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Anglican Church
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church of england
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James Stuart
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stuart dynast, new kingof england.
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James I, 400,000
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was left the 400000 doubt he ruled both england/scotland althought they were seperate nations.
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Mary Queen of Scots
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Mother of James Stuart.
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King James Version
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hired people to translate bible. into his vierson of the bible.
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Christendom
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lacked common sense, so he was labeled wises fool in christendom
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genrty
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rich merchants in lower house.
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house of commons
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Charles I
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needed money, but asked parliament for money
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Petition of Right
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stated all taxes not passed by parliament were illegeal.
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Archbishop of Canterbury
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head of church
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William Laud
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archbishop of canterbury

allowed games on sunday
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Alter Holy table
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Short Parliament
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pulled by charles V temperorarly in orded to ask for money.
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Scots
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defeeated Englands fine army.
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Long Parliament
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summoned for hte purpose of money, after losing to the Scots.
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impeached
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impeached Laud, calling him a traiter and accusing of treason.
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house of lords
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royalist party
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(aka cavaliers) also known as royalists.
great nobles, some gentry, almost all younger men.
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Parliamentary party
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aka roundheads the puritans, merchants, many gentry
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presbyterians
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wanted church in england like that of scotland.
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independents
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wanted congregationsal system (each local congretation would decide its own form.)
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oliver cromwell
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led Parliamentary army against King.
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cromwell's Ironsides
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His forces
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english civil war
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rump
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100 men of parliamentay
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interregnum
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period between kings.
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commonwealth
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lord protector
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cromwell takes this name becuase he takes parliament and closes it down.
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gerneral monk
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charles II
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Parliament called him to become king
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restoration
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regicides
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cavalier Parliament
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dover
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indulgence
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test act
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exclusion crisis
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whig party
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tory party
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james II
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william of orange
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blodless revolution
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glorious revolution
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bill of rights
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william III
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Cabinet
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Anne
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Electress Sophia
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hanover
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george I
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George II
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Sir Robert Walpole
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George III
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Kings Friends
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Lord North
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William Pitt the Younger
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holy roman empire
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hapsburg
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thirty years war
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leopold I
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Austria
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Bohemia
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Hungary
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Magyar
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Ottomon Empire
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Joseph I
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Charles VI
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Pragmatic Sanction
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Maria Theresa
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Fredrice II
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Joseph II
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Prussia
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Hohenzollern
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Brandenburg
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Frederick William
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Junkers
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Fredrick William I
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Fredrick II
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Russia
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Russian Orthodox Church
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boyars
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Moscow
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Sweden
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Baltic Sea
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St. Petersburg
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patriarch
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Holy Synod
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Antichrist
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Elizabeth
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Catherine
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Peter III
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Black Sea
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