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25 Cards in this Set
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ABSOLUTISM
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complete &unrestricted power in government
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SOVEREIGNTY
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possessing a monopoly over the instruments of justice
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TOTALITARIANISM
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seeks to direct all aspects of a state's culture in the interest of the state
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CARDINAL RICHELIEU
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President of the Council of ministers; extended use of intendants; decreased power of nobility; crushed aristocratic conspiracies
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LOUIS XIII
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influenced by Rich. to display French monarchy as the representation of the French state; France to Protestant side of 30 yrs war
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FRONDE
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brutal civil wars that struck France during Louis XIII; against an absolute monarchy
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MAZARIN
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succeeded Richelieu and dominated power in French government
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"SUN KING"
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Louis XIV had longest reign in history; helped France reach absolutism
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LOUIS XIV
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King of France who ruled as an absolute monarch; tried making France the strongest; centralized govt.; taxed peasants but not nobility; put France into debt
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COLBERT
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advisor to Louis XIV who proved himself a financial genius who managaed royal administration
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POUSSIN
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French classical painter' Rape of the Sabine Women; greatest French painter of 17th century
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"FRENCH CLASSICISM"
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art, literature, and advancements of age of Louis XIV
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MERCANTILISM
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philosophy that a state's strength depends upon its wealth
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WILLIAM OF ORANGE
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Dutch prince who was invited to be king of England after Glorious Rev.; joined League of Augsburg [leader] as foe of Louis XIV
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PEACE OF UTRECHT
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ended War of Spanish Succesion &Louis XIV's attempts to gain military power &land; marked end of French expansionist policy
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CONSTITUTIONALISM
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limitation of government by law
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LEVIATHAN
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written by Hobbes; sovereignty is ultimately derived from the people who transfer it to the monarchy
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LAUDE
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archbishop of Canterbury; tired imposing elaborate ritual &rich ceremonies on all churhces; insisted on uniformity of church
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CROMWELL
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Lord Protector of England; used his army to control the government &constituted military dictatorship; enforced Navigation Acts; dominated House of Commons; welcomed Jews cuz of their skills
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THE RESTORATION
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restored English monarchy to Charles II; both houses of parliament restored; estab. Anglican church
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LOCKE
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life, liberty, property; tabula rasa-people born like blank slates; environment influences education; "Essay Concerning Human Understanding"
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HOBBES
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harshness is better than chaos; absolutism produced civil peace and rule of law
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BILL OF RIGHTS
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no law can be suspended by king; no taxes raised; no army maintained except by parl. consent; estab. after Glorious Rev.
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NEW MODEL ARMY
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created by Cromwell; soldiers led by trained generals; famous for enthusiasm of Puritanism
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PETITION OF RIGHTS
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limited power of Charles I of England; couldnt declare martial law; couldnt collect taxes; couldnt imprison people w/out cause
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