Chapter 5 Flashcards

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Inherited Spain, the Spain Netherlands, and American colonies

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Philip II

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2
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A king or queen who has unlimited power and seeks to control all aspects of society

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Absolute monarch

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3
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The idea that monarchs are God’s Representatives on earth and are therefore answerable only to god

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Devine right

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4
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A 1598 Declaration in which the French king Henry IV promised that Protestants could live in peace in France and could set up houses of worship in some French cities

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Edict of nantes

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5
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Became in effect, the ruler of France

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Cardinal Richelieu

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6
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The idea that nothing can ever be known for certain

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Skepticism

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7
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Paved the way for the most powerful ruler in French history

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Louis XIV

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8
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The power of the government agents

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Intendants

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9
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No one assisted his more in achieving these goals than his minister of finance

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Jean Baptiste Colbert

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10
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Many nations abasing France and Spain which had a long struggle

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War of the Spanish succession

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11
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A conflict over religion, over territory,and for power among European ruling families

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Thirty years’ War

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12
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Charles oldest sister, have people sign an agreement so they would recognize her

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Maria Theresa

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13
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Followed his fathers military policies when he came to power

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Frederick the Great

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14
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Fought inEurope, india, and North America, lasted until 1763

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Seven years War

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15
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Came to the throne in 1533 when he was 3 years old

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Ivan the Terrible

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16
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Russia’s landowning nobles

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Boyars

17
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Sole ruler of Russia, one of Russia’s greatest reformers

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Peter the Great

18
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An adoption of the social, political, or economic institutions of western—

A

Westernization

19
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Took the throne about James I died

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Charles I

20
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From 1642-1649, supporters and oponente of King Charles fought

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English Civil War

21
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In 1644 5e pertains found a general who could win

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Oliver Cromwell

22
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Because he restored the monarchy, the period of his rule is called

A

Restoration

23
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During Charles II’s reign, Parliament passed an important guarantee of freedom

A

Habeas Corpus

24
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This bloodless overthrow of king James II is called

A

Glorious Revolution

25
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England had become not an absolute monarchy but a

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Constitutional monarchy

26
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The development of a group of government ministers called

A

Cabinet