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| Spain | The 7 Northern provinces of the Netherlands won their independence from what nation? |
| William of Orange | Who was the Dutch leader of the revolt for independence |
| William and Mary of Orange | Parliament gave the throne of England to this Dutch aristocrat and his English wife |
| a republic of provinces | The 7 Northern Provinces of the Netherlands developed what type of govt? |
| Protestant (Dutch Reformed Church) | The Northern provinces of the Netherlands adopted what religion? |
| toleration | The Netherlands were unique for practicing this concerning religion |
| textiles, industry, trade, shipbuilding, and agriculture | The basis for the Netherlands economy was? |
| spice trade | The Dutch merchants controlled what Asian trade from 1602-WWII? |
| The Netherlands | In the 17th century what nation had the highest standard of living in Europe? |
| stadholder | Term for Dutch aristocrat who sat in the Estates General |
| England and the Netherlands | Constitutionalism developed in what two European nations earliest? |
| constitutionalism | Term meaning the limiting of the govt. by law so subjects rights are protected |
| Stuarts | Following Queen Elizabeth I, this line of kings ruled England and conflicted with Parliament |
| Right of Petition | Parliament demanded that Charles I recognize this legislation to reform the King's illegal taxing without consent of Parliament |
| Archbishop of Canterbury William Laud | He was blamed for the new prayer book that caused the Scottish revolt (1637) against Charles I |
| John Pym | King Charles I attempted to arrest this Puritan leader while he was in Parliament |
| Roundheads | Descriptive name for the Puritans during the English Civil War |
| Charles I | King of England executed by Parliament |
| Oliver Cromwell | He served as Lord Protector of the English Commonwealth |
| Charles II | He was given the English throne in 1660 which is known as the "restoration period" |
| Charles II | Due to this English King's religious tolerance toward Catholics the Parliament refused to fund the war against Dutch commerce |
| James II | What English monarch converted to Catholicism and refused to leave his throne to his Protestant daughter in 1688 |
| English Bill of Rights | William and Mary had to agreed to limit their powers by agreeing to what? |
| Glorious Revolution | What event is a symbol of the beginning of a constitutional government for Great Britain in 1688? |
| Robert Walpole | Who is considered the first prime minister of Britain in 1721-1742? |
| King George I | What English king was the first German from Hanover who replaced the Stuart line of monarchs? |
| Thomas Hobbs | Author of Leviathan (1651) |
| John Locke | Author of Second Treatise on Govt (1690) |
| absolute rulers | Thomas Hobbs supported this type of government |
| consent of the governed and constitutional govt. | Locke is famous for promoting government getting it's power from what source? |
| Cardinal Richelieu | This minister worked to acquire absolute power for Louis XIII? |
| the fronde | A group of noblemen who attacked young Louis XIV and caused him to isolate the king away from Paris |
| domesticating the nobility | This strategy was key to Louis XIV's absolutism |
| revoked the Edict of Nantes (1598) | Louis XIV brought France into religious uniformity with this action? |
| French classicism antiquity | The art and literature style used to associate Louis XIV with antiquity |
| European nations wished to prevent the joining of the French and Spanish thrones | What was the cause of the War of Spanish Succession? (1701-1713) |
| The Grand Alliance ( GB, N, A, Pr) | Who won the War of Spanish Succession? |
| Utrecht (1713) | What treaty ended the War of Spanish Succession? |
| France financially strapped and Fr?Sp lost the Southern Netherlands; est. principle of balance of power | What was the results of the War of Spanish Succession? |
| Poland | This eastern European nation had such a weak monarchy that it was conquered and divided by the late 18th C |
| Austria | Eastern European nation ruled by Hapsburgs and carried the HOly Roman Emperior title after 1648 |
| Austria | Eastern European nation with the greatest diversity of people to rule over |
| The Pragmatic Sanction | The legal basis for Marie Theresa inheriting the Austrian throne |
| Junkers | Name for the nobles of Prussia |
| Hohenzollerns | This family provided the monarchy for Prussia |
| serfsgest; peasants bound to the land with obligations | Eastern Europe continue this form of feudal labor longest; |
| boyars | Name for Russian nobleman |
| Romanovs | This family provided the monarchs for Russia |
| Cossacks | Name for Russian rebels |
| Peter the Great (1682-1725) | Russian monarch who attempted to western his nation |
| Prussia | This nation's soldier king Frederick William I built the best professional officers corp |
| Ivan IV (1533-1584) | This Russian monarch was termed "the terrible" due to killing the noblemen for their land |
| baroque | What was the style of art used by absolute monarchs to awe their subjects? |
| building grand palaces and symmetry of landscaping | How did absolute monarchs use architect and landscaping to invoke symbols of their power? |
