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7 Cards in this Set
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Aboslutism |
- early 17th century
- Mainly France - Louis XIII - Richelieu ~ broke up the power of nobility into 32 districts ~ developed a network of spies to crush conspirancies ~ sent royal officers (intendants) to French Provinces to execute orders of central gov't ~ failed to reform the financial system ~ eliminated the military and political rights of hugeonots making them more reliable subjects - Louis XIV ~ main man ~ Raised James and Charles during the restoration in England > this caused the boys to follow Louis XIV ideas ~ divine right ~recruited chief ministers from middle class eliminating the nobles ~ built versailles to spy on nobles ~edict of Fontainebleau > this revoked the Edict of Nante - Fredrick William I ~ Prussia ~ loved his army - all raised large standing armies ~used to control subjects and protect from threats -there was no other power other than the monarchs >called a "administrative monarchy" IMPORTANT: > consolidation of power in one person >leads to backlash against power with either constitutionalism (ENGLAND) or revolution (FR) |
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FRONDE |
-late 17th century -Louis XIV -Louis XIII - France -series of civil wars >in response to cardinal richelieu's policies -nobles fought back >wanted to keep in check the power of royal government >failed -catalyst for Louis XIV to turn absolutistic IMPORTANT: - instills distrust in nobility from Louis XIV - Lead to Louis XIV to build Versailles and spy on his nobility |
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Junkers |
- Late 17th century -Prussia -Fredrick III -nobility land owners -supported the monarchy -served in the army in exchange for absolute power over serfs -exempt from taxes of Fredrick III -became leaders of the military IMPORTANT: -symbolic of Prussian absolutism -make Prussia a great military power |
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Mongol Yoke |
-200 year time period when the Mongols had control over Russia -slavic states -mogols. >Ivan "Money bags" I-- started fighting back to the mongols >Ivan III-got rid of the mongols >Ivan IV "Terrible" --started taking land back from the mongols -mongols devestated and conquered -ruled the eastern slavs >Khan=king -capital was Saray -forced the bickering slavic princes to submit to their rule and give them tribute and slaves IMPORTANT: - affects Russia socially, economically, and politically -left deep rooted psychological ruins of the people |
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Peter the Great |
-late 17th to early 18th century -Russia --czar of Russia -wanted the westernization -ruled with Ivan V >overthrew his sister, Sophia -inspired by Western European models >did this by incognito visits -built naval war ships -Defeated the Swedish in the Great Northern War > victory at Poltava -moves the Capital to St. Petersburg (window to the west) -boyars were his nobility -land locked by the Ottomans and the Swedish so he had to turn to Navy >loved ship building and personally helped with the building of the navy -Became Jack of all trades when touring Europe IMPORTANT: -westernizes Russia for more power -St. Petersburg becomes the window to the west |
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Constitutionalism |
-mid-1600s -King John and the Magna Carta -limitation of government by law -not democracy -Elizabeth I relied on constitutionalism -Dutch and English resulted from this by the end of Fuedalism -James and Charles challenged the balance England had created >because they hated Parliament and ignored them due to their Divine right >led to crisis among England -created a more educate house of commons -checks and balances by the elites (parliament) -Magna carta is the OG IMPORTANT: - start of checks and balances -still an ongoing battle in society |
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Oliver Cromwell |
-England -James and Charles -mid-1600s -navigation acts were passed -O.C. Sandwich -became Lord Protector -tolerated established majority church if permitted protestant dissenters to worship -Head of New Army > led country after the defeat of Charles I >was executed -abolished monarchy, House of Lords, and the Anglican Church -conquered Scotland -ended up being just as harsh as Charles I IMPORTANT: - wanted to instill a republic -put england on path for mercantilism |
