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34 Cards in this Set
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A nickname given to French Protestants
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Huguenots
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The adoption of western ideas, values, and attitudes.
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Westernization
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A nickname given to followers of Charles I during England's Civil War.
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Cavaliers
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Treaty that ended the Thirty Year War in Europe.
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Peace of Westphalia
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This document granted religious freedom or toleration in France.
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Edict of Nantes
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A name given to soldiers for hire
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Mercenaries
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This document said that France and Spain could not unite their empires.
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Treaty of Utrecht
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A large fleet of ships that tried to defeat the English (because of their pirating of Spanish treasure ships)
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Spanish Armada
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This document gave Parliament authority over the English monarchy.
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English Bill of Rights
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A bloddy massacre where 3,000 were murdered because of their religious beliefs
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St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre
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What King and/or Queen were able to unify Spain?
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King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
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What city became a symbol of the new, modern Russia?
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St. Petersburg
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What event in England would lead to a political shift from a monarchy to a republic?
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English Civil War
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France in the 1500s was torn apart by a series of . . .
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Religious wars
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What religious decision did Henry IV have to make to become King of France?
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To convert to Catholicism (He was Protestant)
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Name one of the three challenges Austria faced when it came to unifying the country?
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Geography, people, culture
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What was a result of the Glorious Revolution?
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The Protestants William and Mary replaced the Catholic James II as rulers of England
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During his reign, Charles v faced the major challenge of the ___________________ in the Mediterranean.
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Ottomans
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Cardinal Richelieu is known for weakening the power of which two groups?
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Huguenots and nobles
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Charles V solution for ruling his vast empire was to split it between who?
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His brother Ferdinand and son Phillip
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What country gained territory in the Pease of Westphalia?
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France
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What served as a symbol of Louis XIV wealth?
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Versailles
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The Dutch and the English wanted to maintain a balance of power to prevent which country from dominating Europe?
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France
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Which English royal family had a respectful and cooperative relationship with Parliament?
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The Tudors: Elizabeth I, Henry VIII
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The Thirty Year's War started _____________ and became a general European War.
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locally
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To avoid war over Poland, the countries of Russia, Prussia, and Austria decided to . . .
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divide the country among themselves
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An important goal of Phillip iI of Spain was to expand Spanish _________________.
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influence
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Why did Russia fight the Great Northern War?
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to gain a warm-water port
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The Edict of Nantes ensured that what religion would not be persecuted
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Protestant
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Parliament was called back into session when Charles I requested help to suppress what rebellion?
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Scottish
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What type of gevernment was created in England by the Glorious Revolution, when Charles II took the throne?
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Absolute monarchy
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True or False. When Maria Theresa first took the Austrian throne, she was immediately recognized as the rightful ruler.
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False: many failed to recognize her as a strong ruler
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Frederick William and his family are known for ___________ Russia.
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uniting
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Name one thing Peter the Great brought back from his journey to the West.
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New technology, teachers, trained soldiers
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