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Chattel

Personal possession

Flagellants

Religious fanatics that believed beating themselves would bring divine interventin

Scapegoats

A person/group forced to take the blame for happenings

Propaganda

Biased info used to publicize a point

Pograms

Organized massacre towards Jews

Tallie

Direct land tax on French peasantry

Jaquerie

French peasant revolt against noblility

Estates General

Representative council of townspeople, clergy and nobles

Inquisition

Place of intregation

Plenitude of power

Declared saints, dispose benefices, and created a papal monarchy

Unam Sanctam

The statement that declared temporal authority was subject to spiritual power of church

College of Cardinals

Controlled the pope's actions regarding the church

Annates

Revenue of the church office

Benefice

Permanent church appointment ,which property and income were provided to respect pastoral

Indulgences

Remission of punishment for unreprented sins, granted by the pope

Curia

Papal court

Lollards

English advocates of Wycliffe

Hussites

Advocates of John Huss

Vernacular

Everyday language by people opposed to latin

Great schism

Appearance of two popes

Conciliar theory

Argument that general councils were superior in authority to the pope

Boyars

Old Russian nobility

Patron

A person who gives financial or other support to a person, organization, or activity

Classical

Relating to Ancient Greek or Latin literature

Secular

Denoting things that have no religious or spiritual basis

Renaissance

"Rebirth", the transition from medieval ages to modern times

Antiquity

Ancient past, before middle ages

Papal

Relating to the pope or papacy

Depotism

The exercise of absolute power, in a cruel way

Mercenary

Professional soldier hired to service foreign army

Humanism

Scholarly study of Latin and Greek classics and of ancient church fathers

Studia humanitatis

A liberal arts program of study embracing grammar, rhetoric, poetry, history, politics, and philosophy

Liberal arts

Subject or skill that in classical antiquity considered essential for a free man

Rhetoric

Art of persuasive speaking or writings

Platonism

Philosophy of Plato believes all earthly things are imperfect

Civic humanism

Education designed to promote humanist leadership of political and cultural life

Laity

People that aren't part of the clergy

Abstract

Existing in thought, but not in physical existence

Chiaroscuro

The treatment of light shade in drawings and paintings

Mannerism

A style of art that permitted artists to express their feelings in contrast to symmetry in the Renaissance

Dark colors

Treaty of Lodi

United Naples and Milan into alliance with Florence against foreign invasion

Virtu

The ability to act decisively and heroically for the good of their country

Gabelle

Salt tax in France

Golden Bull

Edict issued by Charles IV, which established a seven member electoral college, issued by imperial diet

Reichstag

Popularly elected parliament in Germany, little power

Philosophia Christa

Beliefs of Erasmus, a simple ethical piety in imitation of Christ

Vulgate

Christendom's bible over 1000 years

Conquistadors

Early conquerors of the new world

Hacienda

Large estate owned by persons originally born in Spain or those with Spanish descent

Encomienda

A grant of right to labor a few hundred Indians for a period of time

Edward III/ Charles IV

English King, vassal of King Philip of France,started the Hundred Years' War by taking French territories/ cousin of Philip VI of France, which he replaced for throne

Leonardo Da Vinci

Well rounded, Mona Lisa, taught in the Fountainbleau

Raphael

Painted soft and kind madonnas/ paintings, school of anthens

Michealangelo

Sistine chapels, David, developed mannerism

Ludovicio il Moro

Invited France to invade Italy, wanted to unite with Milan against Naples

Poe Alexander

Corrupt pope of the Borgia family, only cared to secure base of Romagna

Pope julius

Corrupt pope, only cared about military power

Charles VIII(valois)

French King that invaded Italy during the Renaissance

Isabella and Fernindad

Ruled over Spain, Inquisition, Catholic, hired Columbus/ overseas empire

Catherine of Aragon

Wife of Henry VIII

Charles I(Hasburg)

First of family to rule Spain

Charles IV

Of French throne

King Henry VIII

King of England, divorced Catherine of Aragon, established act of supremacy

Gutenburg

Created the printing press

Erasmus

Northern humanists,philosophia Christa, translated the bible in Greek

Thomas More

Wrote Utopia, executed for not recognizing Henry's marriage to Anne Boleyn

Albrecht

German artists, painted self cautious features

Protestant Reformation

Religious movement against the church

Tenet

Belief of religion

Sectarianism

Form of discrimination due subdivisions of groups, religon

Vernacluar

Everyday language, opposed to latin

Eccleslatical

Relating to papal/ church

Joan of arc

Peasant that led France to victory against the British at the battle of orleans(hundred years war), gave France identity

Benefice

Church appointment which income is provided to pastoral duties for respect

Canon

Law

Justification

Act of declaring righteousness I'm the sight of God

Solafide

Doctrine of justification by faith alone

Indulgence

Remission of temporal penalty from purgatory

95 thesis

Written by Martin Luther, posted on the church door, spread reformation

Eucharist

Christian ceremony of the last supper, where bread and wine are consumed

Transubstantiation

Idea that when consuming bread and wine means consuming the actual body of Christ

Marburg Colloquy

United Martin Luther and Ulrich Zwingli as a defense Protestant pact, failed

Cantons

Subdivision of a country

Pope Clement V

Moved papal court to Avignon

Anabaptists

Believed in adult baptism, practiced pacifism, threatened King

Schleitheim confession

Distinguished Anabaptists for their practice of pacifism

Theocracy

Government where the church rules over a country

Antitrinitarians

Exponents of Calvinism, against holy trinity

Predestination

Divine fore ordaining especially on the salvation of others

Augsburg Confession

Statement of protest beliefs spurned to emperor

Schmalkaldic articles

Protestant confession written by Luther

Peace of Augsburg

First religious freedom, agreement only on Lutherans, regional princes could chose their own religion

Act of Supremacy

Declared Henry VIII the head of church

Council of Trent

Counter reformation, strengthened bishop position, revived scholastic reformation

John Wycliffe

Supported royal authority, early reformer, supported by Lollards

Ursulines

Convents for religious education of girls of all social classes

Jesuits

Organized by Ignatius Loyala, society that believed in unquestioned obedience of God and church authority

Utiliatrian

Being useful than attractive

Disparity

Great age difference

John Huss

Early reformer, burn at the stake, supported by Hussites

The Medicis

Family that ruled over the Florence during the Renaissance,ruled in depotism

Boccacccio

Early humanists, wrote the Decameron, Petrarch's student

Dante

Early humanists, wrote the Divine Comedy, first to write in the vernacular

Castiglione

Wrote the Book of Courtier, est. Renaissance man

Counter Reformation

Church system arranged from pope that stressed unquestioned obedience

Baroque

Followed by mannerism, extravagant, statues, used in Versailles

Skeptism

Doubt of truth to something

Relativism

Concept that points of view have no absolute truth

Politque

Ruler in position of power who puts success of well being to his/ her state

Huguenot

French Protestant

Regent

One who governs kingdom in minority to absence or disability

January Edict

Granted Huguenots the freedom to worship publicly, issued the Catherine de Medici

Saint Bartholomew,s Day

Followed by violent catholic mob, targeted(killed) towards Huguenots in Paris

Edict of Nantes

Issued by Henry IV, gave Huguenots total religious freedom

Church of England( Anglican)

Combined doctrine, policy, and discipline of both Catholic and Protestant belief

Thirty nine articlees

Issued by Elizabeth I, declared England officially Protestant

Church of England( Anglican)

Combined doctrine, policy, and discipline of both Catholic and Protestant belief

Presbyterians

English Protestants that advocated a national church

Congrgationslists

Puts assembly above any individual, prefers ecclesiastical policy, self governing

Abdication

To relinquish power formally

Spanish Armada

Spanish naval invasion sent against England by Philip of II, defeated by English, never recovered in power

Defenestration of Prague

Defended Protestant rights against Fernindad II, threw 3 officials put a window, fell


In a pile of hay and manure

Treaty of Westphalia

Ended the 30 years war, recognized Calvinism as an official religion, France became dominant

Defenestration of Prague

Defended Protestant rights against Fernindad II, threw 3 officials put a window, fell


In a pile of hay and manure

Treaty of Westphalia

Ended the 30 years war, recognized Calvinism as an official religion, France became dominant

Treaty of Westphalia

Ended the 30 years war, recognized Calvinism as an official religion, France became dominant

Diet

A way to exercise power?

Stadholde

Type of hereditary of state that crowned the republic of Netherlands

Treaty of Westphalia

Ended the 30 years war, recognized Calvinism as an official religion, France became dominant

Diet

A way to exercise power?

Stadholde

Type of hereditary of state that crowned the republic of Netherlands

Dutch East India Company

Displaced Portuguese dominance in the spice trade of east India

Defenestration of Prague

Defended Protestant rights against Fernindad II, threw 3 officials put a window, fell


In a pile of hay and manure

Treaty of Westphalia

Ended the 30 years war, recognized Calvinism as an official religion, France became dominant

Diet

A way to exercise power?

Stadholde

Type of hereditary of state that crowned the republic of Netherlands

Dutch East India Company

Displaced Portuguese dominance in the spice trade of east India

Parliamentary monarchy

Star headed by monarch who is not active in policy formation

Defenestration of Prague

Defended Protestant rights against Fernindad II, threw 3 officials put a window, fell


In a pile of hay and manure

Treaty of Westphalia

Ended the 30 years war, recognized Calvinism as an official religion, France became dominant

Diet

A way to exercise power?

Stadholde

Type of hereditary of state that crowned the republic of Netherlands

Dutch East India Company

Displaced Portuguese dominance in the spice trade of east India

Parliamentary monarchy

Star headed by monarch who is not active in policy formation

Absolutism

Political theory which argues that one person should hold all power

Defenestration of Prague

Defended Protestant rights against Fernindad II, threw 3 officials put a window, fell


In a pile of hay and manure

Treaty of Westphalia

Ended the 30 years war, recognized Calvinism as an official religion, France became dominant

Diet

A way to exercise power?

Stadholde

Type of hereditary of state that crowned the republic of Netherlands

Dutch East India Company

Displaced Portuguese dominance in the spice trade of east India

Parliamentary monarchy

Star headed by monarch who is not active in policy formation

Absolutism

Political theory which argues that one person should hold all power

Autocaracy

System of government of one person has absolute power

Spanish Armada

Spanish naval invasion sent against England by Philip of II, defeated by English, never recovered in power

Defenestration of Prague

Defended Protestant rights against Fernindad II, threw 3 officials put a window, fell


In a pile of hay and manure

Treaty of Westphalia

Ended the 30 years war, recognized Calvinism as an official religion, France became dominant

Diet

A way to exercise power?

Stadholde

Type of hereditary of state that crowned the republic of Netherlands

Dutch East India Company

Displaced Portuguese dominance in the spice trade of east India

Parliamentary monarchy

Star headed by monarch who is not active in policy formation

Absolutism

Political theory which argues that one person should hold all power

Autocaracy

System of government of one person has absolute power

Divine Right

Political and religious doctrine of royal legitimacy

Forced loans

issued by Charles I of England, tax needed to be paid, not authorized by parliament

Treaty of Westphalia

Ended the 30 years war, recognized Calvinism as an official religion, France became dominant

Diet

A way to exercise power?

Stadholde

Type of hereditary of state that crowned the republic of Netherlands

Dutch East India Company

Displaced Portuguese dominance in the spice trade of east India

Parliamentary monarchy

Star headed by monarch who is not active in policy formation

Absolutism

Political theory which argues that one person should hold all power

Autocaracy

System of government of one person has absolute power

Divine Right

Political and religious doctrine of royal legitimacy

Spanish Armada

Spanish naval invasion sent against England by Philip of II, defeated by English, never recovered in power

Forced loans

issued by Charles I of England, tax needed to be paid, not authorized by parliament

Petition of Right

Established by Parliament, did not allow for any forced loans/ taxes without their consent

Defenestration of Prague

Defended Protestant rights against Fernindad II, threw 3 officials put a window, fell


In a pile of hay and manure

Treaty of Westphalia

Ended the 30 years war, recognized Calvinism as an official religion, France became dominant

Diet

A way to exercise power?

Stadholde

Type of hereditary of state that crowned the republic of Netherlands

Dutch East India Company

Displaced Portuguese dominance in the spice trade of east India

Parliamentary monarchy

Star headed by monarch who is not active in policy formation

Absolutism

Political theory which argues that one person should hold all power

Autocaracy

System of government of one person has absolute power

Divine Right

Political and religious doctrine of royal legitimacy

Spanish Armada

Spanish naval invasion sent against England by Philip of II, defeated by English, never recovered in power

Forced loans

issued by Charles I of England, tax needed to be paid, not authorized by parliament

Petition of Right

Established by Parliament, did not allow for any forced loans/ taxes without their consent

Short parliament

Dissolved by Charles I, held very few to no meeting with the king

Defenestration of Prague

Defended Protestant rights against Fernindad II, threw 3 officials put a window, fell


In a pile of hay and manure

Treaty of Westphalia

Ended the 30 years war, recognized Calvinism as an official religion, France became dominant

Diet

A way to exercise power?

Stadholde

Type of hereditary of state that crowned the republic of Netherlands

Dutch East India Company

Displaced Portuguese dominance in the spice trade of east India

Parliamentary monarchy

Star headed by monarch who is not active in policy formation

Absolutism

Political theory which argues that one person should hold all power

Autocaracy

System of government of one person has absolute power

Divine Right

Political and religious doctrine of royal legitimacy

Spanish Armada

Spanish naval invasion sent against England by Philip of II, defeated by English, never recovered in power

Forced loans

issued by Charles I of England, tax needed to be paid, not authorized by parliament

Petition of Right

Established by Parliament, did not allow for any forced loans/ taxes without their consent

Short parliament

Dissolved by Charles I, held very few to no meeting with the king

Long parliament

Held meeting with the King, established their own army( round heads) against Charles I

Defenestration of Prague

Defended Protestant rights against Fernindad II, threw 3 officials put a window, fell


In a pile of hay and manure

Treaty of Westphalia

Ended the 30 years war, recognized Calvinism as an official religion, France became dominant

Diet

A way to exercise power?

Stadholde

Type of hereditary of state that crowned the republic of Netherlands

Dutch East India Company

Displaced Portuguese dominance in the spice trade of east India

Parliamentary monarchy

Star headed by monarch who is not active in policy formation

Absolutism

Political theory which argues that one person should hold all power

Autocaracy

System of government of one person has absolute power

Divine Right

Political and religious doctrine of royal legitimacy

Spanish Armada

Spanish naval invasion sent against England by Philip of II, defeated by English, never recovered in power

Forced loans

issued by Charles I of England, tax needed to be paid, not authorized by parliament

Petition of Right

Established by Parliament, did not allow for any forced loans/ taxes without their consent

Short parliament

Dissolved by Charles I, held very few to no meeting with the king

Long parliament

Held meeting with the King, established their own army( round heads) against Charles I

Scottish Rebellion

Made a list of grievances towards Charles I, he suppressed the rebellion

Defenestration of Prague

Defended Protestant rights against Fernindad II, threw 3 officials put a window, fell


In a pile of hay and manure

Treaty of Westphalia

Ended the 30 years war, recognized Calvinism as an official religion, France became dominant

Diet

A way to exercise power?

Stadholde

Type of hereditary of state that crowned the republic of Netherlands

Dutch East India Company

Displaced Portuguese dominance in the spice trade of east India

Parliamentary monarchy

Star headed by monarch who is not active in policy formation

Absolutism

Political theory which argues that one person should hold all power

Autocaracy

System of government of one person has absolute power

Scottish Rebellion

Made a list of grievances towards Charles I( against episcopal system)he suppressed the rebellion

Puritans

Eng. Protestants who sought to purify the church from Catholic practices

Puritans

Eng. Protestants who sought to purify the church from Catholic practices

Milita ordinance

Parliament army against Charles I

Puritans

Eng. Protestants who sought to purify the church from Catholic practices

Milita ordinance

Parliament army against Charles I

Cavaliers

Charles's (King) supporters against parliament, during the English civil war

Roundheads

Parliament supporters during the English civil war

Roundheads

Parliament supporters during the English civil war

Lord protecter

Person in charge of kingdom during absence of sovereign

Roundheads

Parliament supporters during the English civil war

Lord protecter

Person in charge of kingdom during absence of sovereign

Clarendon code

Act by clavier parliament that sent laws for religious restoration

Roundheads

Parliament supporters during the English civil war

Lord protecter

Person in charge of kingdom during absence of sovereign

Clarendon code

Act by clavier parliament that sent laws for religious restoration

Treat of Dover

Secretly allied France and England against the Dutch

Roundheads

Parliament supporters during the English civil war

Lord protecter

Person in charge of kingdom during absence of sovereign

Clarendon code

Act by clavier parliament that sent laws for religious restoration

Treat of Dover

Secretly allied France and England against the Dutch

Popish plot

Caused by Titus Oates, many were killed because he told the the king that someone was plotting to assassinate him

Roundheads

Parliament supporters during the English civil war

Lord protecter

Person in charge of kingdom during absence of sovereign

Clarendon code

Act by clavier parliament that sent laws for religious restoration

Treat of Dover

Secretly allied France and England against the Dutch

Popish plot

Caused by Titus Oates, many were killed because he told the the king that someone was plotting to assassinate him

English bill of rights

Limited power of monarchy, signed by William and Mary

Roundheads

Parliament supporters during the English civil war

Lord protecter

Person in charge of kingdom during absence of sovereign

Clarendon code

Act by clavier parliament that sent laws for religious restoration

Treat of Dover

Secretly allied France and England against the Dutch

Popish plot

Caused by Titus Oates, many were killed because he told the the king that someone was plotting to assassinate him

English bill of rights

Limited power of monarchy, signed by William and Mary

Thomas a Kempis

Summarized philosophy of the brothers(modern devotion) in a religious book

Roundheads

Parliament supporters during the English civil war

Lord protecter

Person in charge of kingdom during absence of sovereign

Clarendon code

Act by clavier parliament that sent laws for religious restoration

Treat of Dover

Secretly allied France and England against the Dutch

Popish plot

Caused by Titus Oates, many were killed because he told the the king that someone was plotting to assassinate him

English bill of rights

Limited power of monarchy, signed by William and Mary

Thomas a Kempis

Summarized philosophy of the brothers(modern devotion) in a religious book

Martin Luther

German Reformer, posted the 95 thesis, established Lutherism

Pope Leo

Revived jubilee indulgence to rebuild his palace

Pope Leo

Revived jubilee indulgence to rebuild his palace

John Tetzel

Preached indulgences, very persuasive, inspired Luther to write the 95 thesis

Pope Leo

Revived jubilee indulgence to rebuild his palace

John Tetzel

Preached indulgences, very persuasive, inspired Luther to write the 95 thesis

Habsburg ruler, distracted from Reformation by invasions from the Ottoman Empires

Charles V

Pope Leo

Revived jubilee indulgence to rebuild his palace

John Tetzel

Preached indulgences, very persuasive, inspired Luther to write the 95 thesis

Habsburg ruler, distracted from Reformation by invasions from the Ottoman Empires

Charles V

Frederick the Wise

Prince that protected Luther from any harm

Zwingli

Swiss reformer, did not agree with Luther about Eucharist

Zwingli

Swiss reformer, did not agree with Luther about Eucharist

Phillip of Hesse

Tried to unite Protestant leaders , Luther and Zwingli in the Marburg Colloquy

Conrad Grebel

Performed the fist adult baptism

Conrad Grebel

Performed the fist adult baptism

Micheal Servantes

Antitrinitarian, that executed John Calvin

Christian II

Introduced Lutherism to Denmark

Christian II

Introduced Lutherism/ reformation to Denmark

Henry VIII(Tudor)

English king, father of Elizabeth I , established the Act of supremacy

Ignatius Loyola

Created society of Jesuits, taught obedience to church authorities

Ignatius Loyola

Created society of Jesuits, taught obedience to church authorities

John Calvin

Reformer that established Calvinism, believed in predestination

Ignatius Loyola

Created society of Jesuits, taught obedience to church authorities

John Calvin

Reformer that established Calvinism, believed in predestination

Cervantes

Wrote the Don Quixote

Shakespeare

English writer, famous for plays and romances, set human themes

Catherine de Medici

Polique, issued January edict, regent for the kingdom of France

Catherine de Medici

Polique, issued January edict, regent for the kingdom of France

Henry II

French king killed by a pierced lance

Catherine de Medici

Polique, issued January edict, regent for the kingdom of France

Henry II

French king killed by a pierced lance

Henry IV( bourbon)

French king, Issued the edict of Nantes, Polique, " Paris is worth the mass"

Phillip II

Spanish King, sent the Spanish Armada against England, left Spain bankrupt

Duke of Alba

Hired by the Spanish, suppressed the rebellion in the Netherlands

William of Orange

Leader of Protestant Reformation in the Netherlands, stadholder

Mary I( Tudor)

Daughter of Catherine of Aragon, very Catholic, killed many Protestants during her reign

Elizabeth I

Queen of England, Polique, issued the 30 articles, last of the Tudor family line

Mary Queen of Scots( Stuart's)

Executed by Elizabeth I for attempted assassination, very Catholic

HRE Ferdinand

Habsburg emperor, fought in the 30 years war, opened the period of Bohemia by restricting the rights of Protestants( archduke of styria)

Frederick V

The elector that was favored by the bohemians to be their king

Duke of Alba

Hired by the Spanish, suppressed the rebellion in the Netherlands

William of Orange

Leader of Protestant Reformation in the Netherlands, stadholder

Mary I( Tudor)

Daughter of Catherine of Aragon, very Catholic, killed many Protestants during her reign

Elizabeth I

Queen of England, Polique, issued the 30 articles, last of the Tudor family line

Mary Queen of Scots( Stuart's)

Executed by Elizabeth I for attempted assassination, very Catholic

HRE Ferdinand

Habsburg emperor, fought in the 30 years war, opened the period of Bohemia by restricting the rights of Protestants( archduke of styria)

Frederick V

The elector that was favored by the bohemians to be their king

Christian IV

King of Denmark, that to set Protestant resistance in the 30 years war, forced to retreat

Gustavus Adolphus

Swedish King and military leader won the first battle of the 30 years war

James I

King of England, Believed in divine right

William laud

Archbishop of Charles I, impose episcopal system

William laud

Archbishop of Charles I, impose episcopal system

Oliver Cromwell

Took throne after Charles I, Lord protector of England, set autocracy, not of Royal family

Charles I

King of England, dissolved parliament, went against parliament, executed by parliament

Charles II

Restored monarchy in England

James II

King of England, gave the throne to William of orange and his Mary

James II

King of England, gave the throne to William of orange and his Mary

William (III of Orange) and Mary

Rulers of England, signed the English Bill of Rights

George I ( of Hanover)

Defeated James the II, gave government policies to Walpole

George I ( of Hanover)

Defeated James the II, gave government policies to Walpole

Sir Robert Walpole

Took over the helm of government in England, handled the House of Commons

Le Fronde

Protestant noble rebellion caused because of Richelieu's policy between the nobles of the sword and rope

Parlemnets

Old court of supremacy

Dauphin

Heir of French throne

War of Devolution

Fought between Louis XIV and the triple alliance because he believed his wife Marie Therese should inherit the Spanish Netherlands

Triple Alliance

Fought against Louis XIV in the War of Devolution, consisted of England, Sweden, and Holland

Jansenism

Roman Catholic movement against the Jesuits, thought humans to be corrupt, believed in the teachings of St. Augustine

Revocation of the Edict of Nantes

Louis XIV revoked the edict of Nantes to unite France with Catholicism

League of Augsburg

Fought against France during the nine years

Nine Years War

Fought between the the League of Augsburg and France due the proximity of territories

Mississippi Bubble

Financial schism by John law, left France in debt

Pragmatic Sanction

Edict issued by Charles VI that insured Habsburg possession and throne to his daughter Maria Theresa

Junkers

Nobility , important to Prussia military in exchange for total control of serfs

Time of Troubles

Followed by Ivan the terrible death, when the Romanvs took Russian throne

Boyars

Member of old aristocracy in Russia, next rank after the prince

Boyars

Member of old aristocracy in Russia, next rank after the prince

Streltsy

Guards of Moscow

Great Northern War

Caused because Peter invaded into Swedish territory, defeated Charles XIII

Sultan

Muslim sovereign

Old Regime

Social, political, and economic relationships existed before the French Revolution, 1789

Taille

Land tax paid by French peasants

Vingtieme

Income of tax that nobles rarely paid

Corvee

Unpaid labor on public works ( towards French peasants) asked by landlords

Aristocratic resurgence

Aristocratic effort to resist power of monarch

Robot

Law that required serfs to provide labor in the Habsburg lands

Family economy

Basic structure of production and consumption in pre- industrial Europe

Family economy

Basic structure of production and consumption in pre- industrial Europe

Neolocalism

Practice of moving away from home

Family economy

Basic structure of production and consumption in pre- industrial Europe

Neolocalism

Practice of moving away from home

Treaty of Utrecht

Ended the War of Spanish Succession

Mercantilism

Belief of benefits from profitable trading; commercialism

Mercantilism

Belief of benefits from profitable trading; commercialism

East India Company

English institution that assisted with profitable trade in east India

Viceroy

Served as Spanish chief executives in the New world

Mercantilism

Belief of benefits from profitable trading; commercialism

East India Company

English institution that assisted with profitable trade in east India

Viceroy

Served as Spanish chief executives in the New world

Flota

Spanish fleet of commercial vessels/ ships

Mercantilism

Belief of benefits from profitable trading; commercialism

East India Company

English institution that assisted with profitable trade in east India

Viceroy

Served as Spanish chief executives in the New world

Flota

Spanish fleet of commercial vessels/ ships

Intendant

Title given to administrators, collected taxes, nobles of roe, enforced Royal policy

Peninsulares

Someone born in Spain

Peninsulares

Someone born in Spain

Seasoning

Process, which prepared newly arrived Africans for laborious discipline

Chattel

Personal possession

War of Jenkins ear

War between Britain and Spain, caused because Jenkins accused of smuggling in the West Indies

Peninsulares

Someone born in Spain

Seasoning

Process, which prepared newly arrived Africans for laborious discipline

Chattel

Personal possession

War of Jenkins ear

War between Britain and Spain, caused because Jenkins accused of smuggling in the West Indies

Treaty of Aix-la-Chappelle

Ended the War of Austrian Succession, gave Prussia Silesia and Austrian kept Habsburg power

Peninsulares

Someone born in Spain

Seasoning

Process, which prepared newly arrived Africans for laborious discipline

Chattel

Personal possession

War of Jenkins ear

War between Britain and Spain, caused because Jenkins accused of smuggling in the West Indies

Treaty of Aix-la-Chappelle

Ended the War of Austrian Succession, gave Prussia Silesia and Austrian kept Habsburg power

French and Indian War

North American conflict between France and Britain, also known as the seven years war

Treaty of Paris

Ended the seven years war, Britain remained dominant

Treaty of Paris

Ended the seven years war, Britain remained dominant

Syphilis

Disease that is sexually tramsmitted

Treaty of Paris

Ended the seven years war, Britain remained dominant

Syphilis

Disease that is sexually tramsmitted

Maize

Corn

Treaty of Paris

Ended the seven years war, Britain remained dominant

Syphilis

Disease that is sexually tramsmitted

Maize

Corn

Polenta

Cornmeal

Colonialism

Practice of taking political control over another country, by taking settlers and exploiting economy

Louis XIII

king that introduced absolutism to France

Cardinal Mazarin

Minister if Louis XIV that extended Richelieu's policy, death followed to absolutism

Bishop Jacques-Benigne Bosseut

Bishop that supported divine right, argued king to be gods regent

Jean Baptiste Colbert

Helped absolutism, introduced mercantilism to France

Versailles

Palace built in St. Peter burgs, paid by Louis XIV, glorified the sun king, built for better trade connection

Louis XV

Son of Louis XIV, made France suffer in debt

Louis XV

Son of Louis XIV, made France suffer in debt( Mississippi Bubble)

John law

Caused the Mississippi bubble( made others question paper money)left France in debt

Leopold I

Habsburg emperor that resisted advances of the Ottoman Empire and Louis XIV agression

Charles VI

Started the war of Austrian Succession, issued the pragmatic sanction

Maria Theresa

Habsburg queen( daughter of Charles)restored leadership in Austria with the gel of Magyars

Frederick William the great elector

Established central Prussia by breaking nobles from bureaucracy

Frederick William I

Organized bureaucrats along with military lines

Frederick William I

Organized bureaucrats along with military lines

Frederick II the Great

King of Prussia, started the War of Austrian Succession, gained Silesia

Michel Romanov

Took Russian throne after the death of Ivan the terrible

Peter the Great

King of Russia, modernized country with mercantilism and new inventions, started the Great Northern War

Charles XIII

King of Sweden fought against Peter the great during the Great Northern War

William Pitt

Britain's general that won against (tFrance, which were supplied by the Indians,) during the seven years war by recruiting troops