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| What is an absolute monarch? | a rule who has total control/power |
| What is divine right? | the belief that a ruler gets his right to rule directly from God |
| What is the name of the Spanish naval fleet? | Spanish armada |
| Who is Cardinal Richelieu? | ran France for 18 years while Louis XIII grew up, reduced the power of the Huguenots, tied nobels to the king and reduced their power |
| What was Louis XIV's nickname? | sun king |
| The palace of Versailles was built by...... | Louis XIV |
| What was the Edict of Nantes? | gave the Huguenots religious toleration |
| Who were the Huguenots? | French Protestants |
| King John signed the Magna Carta in England which... | took the power away from the king and gave it to Parliament |
| What is limited monarchy? | England headed toward democracy by limiting the power of the king and giving power to Parliament |
| The Glorious Revolution was... | when William and Mary landed in England with their army, King James fled the country and William and Mary took control--bloodless overthrow |
| The English Bill of Rights | Parliament has to meet regularly, monarch could no longer suspend laws, England became a limited monarchy |
| House of Commons was in charge of... | the treasury, not the monarch |
| What are Russia's geographic barriers? | Arctic Ocean (frozen), Ural mountains (west side Europe, East side Asia) |
| 3 goals of Peter the Great of Russia | 1.centralized royal power 2. wanted to westernize Russia, internal improvements, build largest standing army 3. encouraged serfdom |
| What city did Peter build? | St. Petersburg |
| What did Catherine the Great accomplish? | gained a warm water port on the Black sea, codified laws, partitioned Poland |
| What did Louis XIV do to control the Nobles of France? | He built the palace of Versailles and set up his court to keep the nobles there |
| Why were some people critical of Louis XIV's use of the army? | His extensive use of the army strengthened power of France but weakened the economy |
| Events of the English Civil War | 1642-1649, Cavaliers were supporters of Charles I of England, Roundheads were followers of Oliver Cromwell |
| What did the peace of Westphalia accomplish in Europe? | Ended the 30 years war and divided Europe--redrew the borders of Europe and changed the balance of power |
| What and where is Parliament? | The law making body of England |
| What was the Edict of Nantes? | Issued by Henry IV it was to protect the Protestants and granted religious toleration to Huguenots and allowed them to fortify their own towns and cities |
| Who was Phillip II and did he accomplish? | Ruler of Spain, sought to expand Spanish influence, strengthen Catholic Churce and make his own power absolute--he sent the Spanish Armada to England |
| Who was Charles V? | He wasruler in Spain, heir to the Hapsburgs, the Austiran rulers of the Holy Roman empire and Netherlands, tried to suppress the Protestant movement but was forced to allow German princes to make their own choice of religion, divided up the Hapsburg Empire |
| How did Charles V divide up teh Hapsburg Empire? | Hapsburg lands in Central Europe went to Ferdinand who became Holy Roman Emperor, Spain, the Netherlands and southern Italy went to his son Phillip |
| Who were the Tudors? | rulers in England who believed in divine right |
| Who were the Stuarts? | Ruling family of Scotland, they were pitted against Parliament |
