| A | B |
|---|
| absolute monarch | a king or queen who has unlimited power and seeks to control all aspects of society |
| intendant | a French government official appointed by the monarch to collect taxes and administer justice |
| Jean Baptiste Colbert | Louis XIV’s minister of finance, helped France become self-sufficient economically |
| Thirty Years' War | a European conflict over religion and territory for power among ruling families, lasting from 1618 to 1648 |
| Louis XIV | the most powerful ruler in French history, who came to rule when he was only four years old |
| Peter the Great | One of Russia’s greatest reformers, he brought Western Europe to Russia |
| divine right | - the idea that monarchs are God’s representatives on earth and are therefore answerable only to God |
| Edict of Nantes | a 1598 declaration in which the French king Henry IV promised that Protestants could live in peace in France and could set up houses of worship in some French cities |
| Cardinal Richeliue | Louis XIII’s minister, helped rule in France during Louis’ reign |
| Fredrick the Great | Prussia’s ruler, best known for his military brilliance |
