WH Ch 7 Voc Flashcards
(20 cards)
A political system in which a ruler holds total power
Absolutism
A fleet of warships
Armada
Power, person in command
Authority
An artistic style of the 17th century characterized by complex forms
Baroque
A Russian noble
Boyars
A republic
Common wealth
Opposition, a fight, battle or war
Conflict
To change over from one beliefs to another
Convert
Imaginative
Creative
Russian for Caesar
Czar
The belief that kings receive their power from God
Divine right of Kings
A composition that tells a story usually involving conflicts
Drama
A rapid increase in price
Inflation
An artistic movement that emerged in Italy in the 1520’s
Mannerism
Combative
Militant
Rights which all human are born with, including the rights of life
Natural rights
An overall plan embracing the general goals and acceptable procedures of a government body
Policy
A bringing back to a former position or condition
Restoration
The state of being stable
Stability
A practice magic, especially black magic
Witchcraft