absolutism Flashcards
(6 cards)
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Ivan the terrible
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Russia, hired police to kill masses of people, first to use Czar, time of trouble happened after he died
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Fredrick the great
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Prussia, followed military policies and believed in all religions and fathered his people
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divine right
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idea that monarchs were gods representatives and justified absolute rule
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glorious revolution
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bloodless overthrow of James II by William and Mary
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Louis XIV
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Frances most powerful leader, “I am the state”, major debt, too many wars
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Peter the great
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one of Russia’s best leaders, westernization, new capital of Russia was St. Petersburg, Moscow wanted a port to Baltic Sea