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38 Cards in this Set
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armada
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the great fleet sent from spain against england
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Dutch east india company
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first multinational corporationn first to issue stocks
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commercial revolution
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rise of private banking, money economy, and trading organization
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cardinal richlieu
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the poer behind the throne of Louis xiii 1585-1642
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Bill of rights
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addresses the rights of parliment 1689
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charles i
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struggled with parliment resulted in civil ward was beheaded for treason 1625-1649
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charles ii
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reigned during the restoration a period of expanding trade 1660-1685
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Colbert
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french politician, advisor to louis xiv, reformed taxes centralized the administration and tried to expand trade 1619-1683
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constitutionalism
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government in which power is distibuted and imited by a system
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oliver cromwell
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lord protector of england 1559-4658
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diggers and levellers
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christian communist land rights movement during the rule of Oliver cromwell
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divine right monarchy
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monarch owed his rule to the will of god
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frederick the great
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king of persia won the war of the austrian succession and the 7 year war brought persia great military prestige 1749-1786
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Frederick william
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elector of bradenburg reorganized and rebuilt after 30 year war 1640-1688
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French classicim
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early 17th century french art, implies and adherence to cetain rules of proportion and sobriety uncharacteristic to borque
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the frode
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political party that opposed the government and made war upon the court party during louis xiv
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glorious revolution
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resulted in the deposition of james ii and the accession of william iii and mary ii to english thrown
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habeas corpus
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the right of a citizen to obtaina legal document
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Thamas hobbes
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philosopher and politician theoist wrote a book leviathan about submission to absolute authority 1588-1679
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interregnum
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interval of time between en d of sovereign reigh an the accession of a successor
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james i
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believed in devine right of kings
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james ii
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last stuwart king to tule both england and scotland1685-1688
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john locke
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philosopher ideas formed liberal democracy and influenced french and american revolution 1632-1704
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louis xiv
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the sun king longest reign in french history 1643-1715
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maria thesa
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queen of hungary and bohemia war of austria succession and 7 year war 1740-1780
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mercantilism
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system of political ecomomy prevailing in europe after the decline of feudalism
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new model army
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professional soldiers lead by trained generals
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peace of utrecht
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series of treaties that concluded the spanish succession 1713
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peter the great
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transfomred russia from isolation to a empire with european powers 1682-1725
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petition of right
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refusal of parliment to fund kings unpopular foreign policy 1628
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puritan revolution
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against charles i of england ended in defeat and execution of the king resulted int he createion of common wealth
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puritans
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strict religious discipline protestant beliefs
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restoration
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after emporer napoleon i and bourbon king returend louis xvii was returned to the throne
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test act
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ecluded from office all those who refused to take oaths of alligence and supremacy
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versailles
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palace built by louis xiv in 17 century
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war of the spanish succession
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last of the general european wars caused by efforts of louis siv to expand france
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william of orange
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proclaimed joint monarch with mary daughter of mjames ii after james fled
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absolutism
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all power vested in one ruler
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