| A | B |
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| Absolutism | government where power is held by one person or a small group |
| divine right | belief that a king's authority comes from god |
| czar | title taken by russian leaders, starting with Ivan III |
| St. Petersburg | Russian city fouunded by Peter the Great as a "window to the west" |
| Versailles | palace built by Louis XIV as a symbol of imperial power |
| Parliament | a legislative group. In England it represented the people's voice in government |
| Magna Carta | signed in 1215, it was the 1st limit on a king's power in England. It later led to more rights for Englishmen |
| Jury System | 12 jurors decide the facts of a case |
| The Restoration | time period where Charles II was given the throne in England following the harsh rule of Oliver Cromwell |
| The Glorious Revolution | term used to refer to William and Mary's ascension to the English throne |
| English Bill of Rights | 1689 parliamntary law that placed more limits on the power of the English monarch |
| Louis XIV | French absolute monarch who built versailles and expanded France's manufacturing and colonial possessions |
| Peter I (the great) | Russian czar who weesternized Russia and built St. Petersburg |
| Charles I | English king who led the cavaliers during the English civil war |
| Oliver Cromwell | led the roundheads in the English civil war, later ruled as a military dictator |
| Charles II | returned from exile to Rule England after the death of Cromwell, restoring England's monarchy |
| William and Mary | English King and Queen who overthrew James II in the name of Protestantism, during the glorious revolution. |
| English Civil War | war fought between the supporters of Parliament (Cromwell) and the supporters of the king (Charles I) |
| Mughal empire | centered in India it was descended from the Mongols |
| Ottoman Empire | empire centered in Asia Minor and united by Islamic faith |
| Shogun | military leader in Japan who held all real political power |
| Japan's emperor | powerless leader in Japan who was worshipped by the people |
| Taj Mahal | greatest example of Mughal architecture |
| Foreign Enclaves | areas in China that foreign trade was restricted to. |
| Tories | political party that supported the King |
| Whigs | political party that supported Parliament |
| Elizabeth I | Tudor Monarch that balanced religious conflict while strengthening the power of the country. |
| Islam | major religion for both the Ottoman and Mughal Empires |
