2nd 9 weeks test Flashcards
Absolute Rule
Divine right
30 Year War
Religious conflict:
France’s power increased
Spain and Austria’s power decreased
and Germany was devastated
1600’s England’s system of government
constitutional monarchy
Philip II’s accomplishments
defended Catholicism and helped the Arts
Causes of civil wars in France in 1500’s
Religious differences
Louis XIV
“I am the state”
Sequence of events after the American Rev.
Constitutional Convention
Montesquieu’s ideas on govt.
Branches of govt.
Frederick II and things he supported
Freedom of worship
Thomas Hobbes and Catherine the Great
Both believed in Absolute Rule
Enlightenment
Stronger belief in progress
More secular outlook
Faith & Science
Stamp Act
Taxation without representation
Tax system in France in the years preceding the French Revolution
Members of 3rd Estate payed most of the taxes
Napoleon and his accomplishments
Uniform set of laws
Stabilized the economy
Provided equal opportunity of education
Issues that would cause for the Estates General to meet
How many votes each estate would get