| A | B |
|---|
| Phillip II | Inherrited Spain, Spanish Netherlands, and American Colonies |
| Absolute monarchs | A King or Queen who believes that all power within their stat's boundaries rest in their hands |
| Divine Right | THe idea that God created the monarchy, and that the monarch acted as God's represtentative on earth. |
| Edict of Nantes | A declartaion of religious tolerance |
| Cardinal Richelieu | The trusted holy man of Louise XIII |
| Skepticism | the idea that nothing can ever be known for certain |
| Louise the XIV | The most powerful ruler of French history |
| Intendants | collected taxes and administered Justice |
| Frederick the Great | The king of Prussia |
| Ivan the Terrible | Came to the throne of Russia in 1533 |
| Westernization | Using western Europe as a model for change |
| Charles I | King of England after James I died |
| English Civil War | A didpute between the royalist and the roundheads |
| Oliver Crommwell | General who lead an army that defeated the Cavaliers |
| Restoration | Restoring of the monarchy |
| Hapeas Corpus | Guarantee of freedom |
| Glorious Revolution | A bloodless overthrow of King James II |
| Constitutional Monarchy | Monarchy where laws limited the ruler's power |
| Cabinet | Group of Government Ministers |
| Boyars | Russia's land owning nobles |
