| A | B |
|---|
| Huguenots | French Protestants whose freedoms were protected by Henry IV |
| cabinet | high-ranking government leaders who advise the head of state |
| partition | the division of Poland among Russia, Prussia, and Austria |
| divine right | the belief that a monarch’s authority comes directly from God |
| mercenaries | soldiers for hire |
| dissenters | English Protestants who differed with the Church of England |
| boyars | landowning Russian nobles under Peter the Great |
| El Greco | a Greek painter who was a master of the Spanish style |
| electors | German princes who chose the Holy Roman emperor |
| intendants | royal officials who carried out the policies of Louis XIV |
