Absolutism Flashcards

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Militant

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Combative religions

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King Philip 2

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Supporter of militant Catholicism, king of Spain after Charles V

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Charles V

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The old king of Spain

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William the silent

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The prince of orange, Dutch

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Elizabeth Tudor

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English ruler, made England Protestant nation

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Armanda

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A fleet of warships

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French wars of religion

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French civil wars centering around religion

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Huguenots

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French Protestants influenced by John Calvin

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Henry of Navarre

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Huguenot political leader after Henry 4, Catholic convert

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Edict of Nantes

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A document recognizing Catholicism as Frances official religioj

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Inflation

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The rising of prices

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Witchcraft

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The belief in magic

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The peace of Westphalia

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The document ending the 30 years war (“last religious war”), divided HRE into independent states

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English revolution

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A struggle between king and parliament’s rule over England

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James 1

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The first in the Stuart line, prior king of Scotland

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Divine right of Kings

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James 1’s belief that the king only served God, parliament disliked

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Puritans

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English Protestants inspired by Calvinist ideas

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House of Commons

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Lower house of parliament, made of Puritans

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Charles 1

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James’s son, didn’t like parliaments petition to limit his power

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Cavaliers

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Supporters of the king

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Roundheads

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Parliament forces

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New Model Army

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A new type of military made of puritans

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Oliver Cromwell

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A military genius who purged parliament

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Independents

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More extreme puritans

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Rump parliament
Members of parliament who supported Cromwell, executed Charles 1
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House of Lords
The next thing abolished by parliment
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Commonwealth
A republic
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Charles 2
Son of Charles 1, returned to England to monarchy, lead restoration period/brought back Stuart line
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James 2
King after Charles 2, Catholic, made Catholics hold high positions
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William and Mary
Rulers of England after James 2, ruled when nobles wanted to overthrow government (became rulers after revolution)
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Absolutism
When rulers hold total power
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Louis XIII
The best example of absolutism, his rule was imitated by Europe
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Cardinal Richelieu
Louis 13 chief minister, strengthened monarchy
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Louis 14
The next ruler, became king at 4
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Cardinal Mazarin
The person who ruled for Louis 14, crushed a noble lead revolt, tried imitating Richelieu
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Royal council
A group of royal advisors
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Bourbon dynasty
The family of Louis 14
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Frederick William the Great Elector
A person who laid the foundation for Prussian state, built a large and efficient army
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General War Commissariat
A person who levies taxes for the army
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Austrian Hapsburgs
The family who ruled the HRE, lost German empire, made new European empires
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Ivan 4
The first Russian czar
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Czar
Russian word for Caesar
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Boyars
The power of Russian nobility
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Ivan the terrible
Another name for Ivan 4, acted ruthless
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Micheal Romanov
The czar chosen after Ivan, ended Time of Troubles
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Peter the Great
Absolutist Romanov, believed in Divine Right, made Russia a great military power
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Mannerism
The thing ending the artistic renaissance, broke down renaissance principals (less realism etc)
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El Greco
Means the Greek, helped mannerism reach its peak
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Baroque
The movement after mannerism, adopted by Catholic Reform, used dramatic effects/lighting
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Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Greatest figure of Baroque period, Italian architect and sculptor, built St Peter’s Basilica in Rome
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Caravaggio
Italian Baroque artist, depicted everyday experience
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Artemisia Gentileschi
Female artist who was elected for the Florentine Academy of Design
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Peter Paul Rubens
Spanish Netherlands/Florence Baroque painter, painted many genres
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William Shakespeare
A dramatist who appeared in London, realtor/actor/playwright
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Lord Chamberlains Men
The chief theater company of the time
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Miguel de Cervantes
Spanish author who wrote Don Quixote
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Sancho Panza
A character in Don Quixote who was a realist
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Lope de Vega
A play writer who made many (surviving) plays, seen as realistic
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Thomas Hobbes
An English political thinker, wrote about disorder without society
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Social contract
A contract between people and a government
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John Locke
Wrote a controversial political book, believed in equality before society
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Natural Rights
The rights people are born with (life, liberty, ownership of property)