| A | B |
|---|
| France, Russia, and Prussia | countries with an absolute monarchy |
| Charles I | beheaded after the English Civil War |
| Palace of Versailles | elegant, huge palace |
| New Model Army | Parliamentary army, commanded by Cromwell |
| Peter the Great | westernized Russia |
| Glorious Revolution | established Parliament as the supreme power in England |
| Peter the Great | made St. Petersburg new capital of Russia |
| Charles I | king of England during the English civil War |
| Lous IV | enlarged Versailles, became symbol of power |
| Cavaliers and Roundheads | two sides in the Enlish Civil War |
| Peter the Great | Russian czar, attempt to modernize Russian government |
| William and Mary | signed English Bill of Rights of 1689 |
| Roundheads | won the English Civil War |
| cavalier | also known as royalist |
| Peter I, Louis XIV, Frederich II | powers centered upon only themsevles |
| problems between Charles I and Parliament | religious diffferences, financial difficulties, political differences |
| reasons for building the palace of Verisailles | official residence of kings court, symbol of royal power, to show the importance of France |
| constitution of the commonwealt | instrument of government |
| main issue of ECW | most powerful; parliament or king |
| roundheads | consists of middle class, city dwellers, puritans and members of the house of commons |
| achievements of Peter the Great | westernized Russia, modernized the army, expanded Russia's boundaries |
| Glorious Revolution | ended with no peaceful conclusion |
| whigs | made up of Catholics, Anglicans and rural landholders |
| whigs party | supported parliament |
| Oliver Cromwell | Lord Protector |
| English Civil War | 1642 - 1645 |
| Frederick the Great | Prussia |
| Parliament | most power in modern English government |
| Oliver Cromwell | Leader of England after Charles I |
| Peter the Great | buried in Russia |
| Protectorate | military dictatorship |
| William III and Mary II | rulers in England |
| during age of absolutism, European monarchies | wanted to centralize political power in their nation |
| fear of James II's son as heir to throne of England | may be a Catholic king |
| Louis XIV | ruler of France |
| Charles I | belief in divine rights of kings, absolute power of the king, his right to be king |
| divine right | justifies king's rule |
| Oliver Cromwell | replaced Richard Cromwell as ruler of England |
| Frederick the Great | focused on military strength |
| Charles II | also known as the merry monarch |
| restoration | period when Charles II assumed the throne |
| Puritans | protestants who wanted to purify the Anglican church |
| balance of power | weak countries join together to match or exceed the power of a stronger country |
| parliament | invited William and Mary to replace James II |
| political parties | develop in England because of differing political opinions |
| Louis XIV | said "I am the state" |
| Louis XIV | believed the monarchy is the most supreme thing on earth |
| James II | ruled England |
| Glorious Revolution | gave England a constitutional monarchy |
| result of the Petition of Rights | limited the king's power |
| Louis XIV | the "Sun King" |
| results of the Glorious Revolution | William and Mary became rulers of England, Bill of Rights was written, Parliament was supreme over the king |
| Charles II heir | his brother, James |
| Tories | political party that supported the monarchy |
| St. Petersburg | capital of Russia |
| absolute monarchy | ruler's power is unlimited |
| Parliament of England | similar to Congress of the U.S. |
| Petition of Rights | document written to curb the power of Charles I |
| limited the power of the king | Magna Carta, Bill of Rights, common law |
| English Bill of Rights | ended absolutism in England |
| Peter the Great | killed his son, built St. Petersburg |
| centralized power in the monarchy | Louis XIV, Frederick the Great, Peter the Great |
| Roundheads | supported Parliament |
| cause of the English Civil War | Charles I attempted to arrest members of Parliament |
