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World History
Chapter 14 Vocabulary
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History
9th Grade
03/28/2007

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militant
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combative
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armada
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a fleet of ships
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Huguenots
Definition
French Protestants influenced by John Calvin.
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Henry of Navarre
Definition
Political leader of the Huguenots who succeeded to the throne, and converted to Catholicism.
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Henry of Navarre
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Political leader of the Huguenots who succeeded to the throne, and converted to Catholicism.
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Edict of Nantes
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Made Catholicism the official religion of France.
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William the Silent
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Leader of Northern Dutch Provinces.
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inflation
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raise in prices
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witchraft
Definition
practice of magic
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divine rights of kings
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made kings believe they had rights from god.
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commonwealth
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a republic
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puritans
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protestants in England who believe in Calvinism
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Oliver Cromwell
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military genius who created the new model army
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absolutism
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political system in which ruler holds absolute power
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cazr
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russian emperor
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boyar
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a russian noble
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Louis XIV
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king under absolutism
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Cardianl Richelieu
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Louis XIV cheif minister who strengthened the monarchy
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Ivan IV
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First Russian ruler to take the title of Czar
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Michael Romanov
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New czar who ended the end of ivans troubles
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Peter the great
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Great Russian Czar who declared absolute monarchy
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mannerism
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artistic movement that emerged in 1520's in Italy
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baroque
Definition
artistic style of seventeenth century
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natural rights
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rights with which all humans are supposedly born with, including rights for life.
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el Greco
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Greek artist from Crete inspired manerism
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Miguel de Cervantes
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great author who wrote Don Quixote
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