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16 Cards in this Set
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Austrian royal family that ruled much
of southern Europe |
Hapsburgs
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England's monarch - encouraged pirates
to attack Spanish treasure ships; defeated the Spanish Armada; made Anglican the official religion |
Queen Elizabeth
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Those who supported Charles I
in the English Civil War |
Cavaliers
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Those who supported Parliament
in the English Civil War |
Roundheads
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Roundheads were mainly _____.(religion)
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Puritans
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Who led Parliament's army to victory
in the English Civil War. |
Oliver Cromwell
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Following the English Civil War, ___
was found guilty of treason and became the only English king ever to be executed (beheaded) |
Charles I
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Under Cromwell, the monarchy was
abolished and England was declared a republic called the ____ of Great Britain |
Commonwealth
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He was invited by Parliament to return to
England (from exile in France) and become king. This was known as the "Restoration" of the monarchy |
Charles II
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The return of Charles II as King of England
marked the beginning of the ___ ___ of British history. |
Restoration Period
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Name for the bloodless revolution which
forced James II to flee England and brought William and Mary to power |
Glorious Revolution
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William & Mary signed the ___ into law
which established the supremacy of the Parliament over the crown in England. |
English Bill of Rights
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Title of the Russian monarch
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Czar (tsar)
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Czar who worked to modernize Russia
by implementing Western European methods and traditions - Westernization |
Peter the Great
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Maria Theresa' dynasty of Austria
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Hapsburg
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Peter fought the Swedes and the
Turks to gain a ________. |
warm water port
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