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15 Cards in this Set
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Absolute Monarch
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ruler with complete authority over the government and lives of the people
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Divine Right
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believed authority to rule came directly from G-D
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Balence of Power
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a distribution of military and economic power that would prevent one nation from dominating Europe
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armada
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fleet
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intendants
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royal officials who collected taxed, recruited soldiers and carried out his policies in the provencies
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levee
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rising [major ritual in the morning]
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dissenters
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protestants who differed with the Church of England [Puritains]
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Habeus Corpus
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no person could be held in prison without first being charged with a specific crime
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limited monarchy
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constitution or legislative body limits the monarch's power
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electors
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7 leading German princes
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mercinaries
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soldiers for hire
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depopulation
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reduction in population
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westernization
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adoption of western ideas, technology and culture
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boyars
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landowning nobles
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warm-water port
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a port that would be free of ice all year round [Black Sea]
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