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| Reformation | an attempt by Martin Luther to reform the Roman Catholic Church. |
| Martin Luther | Did not blieve in Church Officials.Wrote the 95 thesis on what hethought was wrong with the church. He was excommunicated from the church and starts his own religion called Lutheranism. |
| INDULGENCES | the catholic church sold indulgences to "cancel out" previous sin so one could go to heaven. |
| Justification by faith | ML belief that you will go to heaven as long as you believe that you have been faithfull to the Christian Religion. |
| Printing Press | A machine that allowed documents to be copied in great quantities |
| John Calvin | A Swiss lawyer who beleived in separation of Church and State and that hard work and strict morals lead to a good life. CREATOR OF CALVANISM |
| Anabaptism | a Protestant sect that supports the idea of adult baptism and pacificim. |
| Henry VIII | English leader who wanted to divorce his wife but the Pope wouldnt allow it. He introduced the Episcopalian |
| Counter-Reformation | -the Chatholic church's response to the Protestant Reformation. |
| Peace of Augsberg | German t was signed in 1555 and it ended the German civil wars by allowing eachPrince to choose Catholicisim or Lutheranism for his state. |
| Edict of Nantes | Issued by Henry the IV which made France tolerant of all forms of Christianity.( |
| Absolutism | a way of rule where a monarch had absolute power. Many countries such as England, Prussia, Russia, and France succeed or attempted to install this form of government. |
| English Civil War | 1642-1649 was a war between Parliament and Charles 1 when he excluded Parliament until he wanted a standing army, in order to achieve a government of absolutism |
| Constitutionalism | a type of monarch where the ruler has limited power. |
| Loius XIV | King of france from 1643-1715. Built Versailles for nobles, and enjoyed an extravagant lifestyle. Was very nosey in social events, having his spies report back gossip to him, and taking attendance at all events. Good |
| James II | became ruler after Charles the Second and married Caltholic woman when England was the religion of Anglicalism so people were suspicious of him. He got the hint and fled from the country to France. |
| Glorious Revolution | the glorious revolution is when james II fled england, and was replaced by his daughter mary, and her husband william the prince of orange. it is called the glorious revolution because no blood was shed during it (1688 - 1689) |
| William I and Mary | past rulers of The Netherlands; Mary was the daughter of James the Second; selected by Parliament to rule over England but inable to become king/queen, they had to sign the Bill of Rights. |
| Frederick WIlliam The Great Elector | Prussian Ruler who helped his heirs develop one of the best Absolutist governments in Europe |
| Maria Theresa | (1740-1780) ruler of Austria who divided the country religiously |
| Peter I the Great | Russian Absolutist leader who followed Ivan the terrible. Peter led a very strong Absolutist country |
| Suleiman the Magnificent | Ruler of the Ottoman Empire who conquered territory, had religious tolerance, rebuilt Istanbul, and made a law code for his empire |
| Janissaries | the poeple that make up elite army unit of the devshirme system |
| devshirme | a system for christians and not muslim because the Qu'ran says its illegal. Young adults are taken away from home forever and treated and considered “privelaged slaves” |
| Shah Abbas I | King of Persia, built new capital city (Isfahan) *sponsored arts: textiles (especially carpets), ceramics, architecture, made alliances with Eureans vs Ottomans |
| Mughal Dynasy | Descendants from Mongols. Founded by Babur. Mostly hindu and "Mughals" are Sunni muslims |
| Akbar the Great | they key Ruler of the Mughal Dynasty. Conquered all of India, repealed the jizya, Made a new capital city |
| Jizya | tax on non-muslims |
