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14 Cards in this Set
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Who was the Spanish king who took control of Portugal but failed in his invasion of England
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King Phillip
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King or queen with complete control
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absolute monarch
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idea that a ruler receives the right to rule from God
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divine right
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Order that gave Huguenots the right to live in peace in Catholic France
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Edict of Nantes
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Chief minister of France who reduced the power of the nobles
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Cardinal Richelieu
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belief that nothing could be known for certain
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Skepticism
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French king who was an absolute ruler
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Louis XIV
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Official of the French government
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intendant
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Chief Minister of Finance under Louis XIV
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Jean Baptiste Colbert
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War fought be other European nations against France and Spain when those two states tried to unite their thrones
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War of Spanish Succession
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Conflict over religion, territory and power among European ruling families
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Thirty Years' War
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Empress of Austria whose main enemy was Prussia
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Maria Theresa
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Leader of Prussia who sought to increase its territory
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Frederick the Great
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Conflict from 1756 to 1763 in which the forces of Britain and Prussia battled those of Austria, France, Russia and other countries
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Seven Years' War
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