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39 Cards in this Set
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absolute monarch
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ruler with complete authority
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cavaliers
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a gallant or courtly gentleman
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natural laws
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rule or law that governs human nature
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salons
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informal social gathering
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armada
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fleet of ships
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divine right
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belief that a ruler's authority comes directly from god
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roundheads
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A supporter of the Parliamentarians during the English Civil War and the Commonwealth
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social contract
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agreement by which people give up their freedom to a powerful govenrment in order to avoid chaos
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enlightened despots
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ruler who brings about social change
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oliver cromwell
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English general and statesman who led the parliamentary army in the English Civil War
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philosophes
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enlightened thinker
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constitutional government
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government power limited by law
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miguel de cervantes
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Spanish writer best remembered for `Don Quixote' which satirizes chivalry and influenced the development of the novel form
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habeas corpus
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a writ ordering a prisoner to be brought before a judge
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the encyclopedia
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An encyclopedia is a comprehensive written compendium that holds information from either all branches of knowledge or a particular branch of knowledge
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cabinet
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persons appointed by a head of state to head executive departments of government and act as official advisers
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richelieu
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French prelate and statesman; principal minister to Louis XIII (1585-1642)
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limited monarchy
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A constitutional monarchy is a form of government in which a monarch acts as head of state within the perimeters of a written constitution
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jean-jacques rousseau
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French philosopher and writer born in Switzerland; believed that the natural goodness of man was warped by society
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prime minister
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the person who holds the position of head of the government in the United Kingdom
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edict of nantes
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granted religious freedom to the French Huguenots
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mercenaries
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professional soldier hired by a foreign army
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mary wollstonecraft
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English writer and early feminist who denied male supremacy and advocated equal education for women
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oligarchy
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political system governed by a few people
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levee
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a formal reception of visitors or guests
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depopulation
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reduced numbers of inhabitants
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physiocrats
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group of economists who believed that the wealth of nations was derived solely from the value of land agriculture or land development
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popular sovereignty
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•Ultimate authority of the people
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intendants
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a political position first developed by Cardinal Richelieu during the reign of French King Louis XIII
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westernization
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assimilation of Western culture; the social process of becoming familiar with or converting to the customs and practices of Western civilization
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laissez faire
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the doctrine that government should not interfere in commercial affairs
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loyalists
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someone who maintains loyalty to an established government
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balance of power
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the idea of a system of checks and balances
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boyars
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A rank of aristocracy (second only to princes) in Russia
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adam smith
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a Scottish moral philosopher and a pioneer of political economics
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federal republic
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federation of states with a republican form of government
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dissenters
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labels one who disagrees in matters of opinion
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censorship
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the suppression of speech
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treaty of paris
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ended the american revolution
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