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24 Cards in this Set
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Absolutism
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King who rules because of divine right with absolute and unchallenged power
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Divine right monarchy
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Government was made divinely so humans can live in a organized society
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Cardinal Richeliu
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Chief Minister to king louis 13, made authority stronger taking away private armies and fortified cities of Huguenots by crushing conspiracies
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Intendants
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Nobles to lead provinces and execute orders of the king *Nobles had fake power to keep them happy but the king ruled without question*
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Parlements
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Asserted that Louis could exercise political and economic control over provinces
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Palace of Versailles
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Louis 14 royal residence
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Hall of mirrors
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Placed to create a illusion of greater width
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Wars of Louis 14
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He Instigated wars in efforts to expand power of France and bourbon dyansty
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Growth of Brandenburg Russia
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Frederick William laid foundation for a powerful state when he increased size and efficiency of army taxes went up and made banks to collect them which gained the support of the land
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Growth of Austrian empire
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It expanded to the east and the South after 30 year wars
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Boyars
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Russian nobility
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Peter the great
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Wanted to westernize Russia in technical skills creation of a strong army and Navy to make a great power
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Procurator
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A layman who repped the interests of the tsar and made sure Peter dominated the church
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Russia from principality to nation state
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Russia grew bigger and modernized the country instituting banks and taxes reforms and build up military
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Ottoman empire
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Conquered the balkans and made roads to europe
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Janisaries
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Composed of Christian boys who were taken from parents converted to Muslim subjected to military discipline to form troops
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Dutch domesticity
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Painters delighted in painting scenes of domestic life
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Gentry
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Landowners below Nobles
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Oliver cromwell
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Puritan who formed new model army and defeat the forces supporting king Charles 1
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Mannerism
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Reflected the environment in a attempt to break down high Renaissance principles of balance harmony moderation
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El greco laocoon
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Hellenistic sculpture discovered in rome
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Peter Paul Rubens the landing of Marie DE medici at Marseilles
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Role in spreading baroque style from Italy to Europe
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Baroque
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Embraced Catholic reform movement
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Gian lorenzo bernini ecstasy of Saint theresa
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Conveyed visually theresa own description of mystical experience
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