World History Elsener Unit 2 (Timothy Isaac Menter)

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government where the power of the crown is unchecked.

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absolute monarchy

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another name for the age of monarchs.

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age of absolutism

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strongest nation in Europe during the 1500s and early 1600s.

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Spain

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was both the holly roman emperor and the king of Spain

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Charles V

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dynasty of Charles V and Phillip II

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Hapsburg

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when Charles V divided his empire his son Philip II became_______

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King of Spain

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strongest monarch during Spanish supremacy

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Phillip II

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Phillip II and other monarchs believed they where kings by _____

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Divine right

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the idea that royal power is granted by god.

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Divine right of Kings

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he used wealth (gold & silver) from colonies to build the largest and strongest army in Europe.

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Phillip II

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Phillip II saw Spain as the defender of the _______

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Catholic faith

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He involved Spain in wars against the enemies of catholicism (Protestants, Muslims, etc.)

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Phillip II

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Phillip II attempted to force all non-catholics to

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convert or leave Spain

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was used as a reign of terror to extract all non-catholic elements from Spain

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Spanish inquisition

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this source of wealth enabled Spain to become the strongest nation in Europe

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American colonies

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Phillip II sent to invade England

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Spanish armada

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it's defeat in 1588 was the beginning of Spain's decline as the leading European power

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Spanish armada

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in the late 1500s, France was torn b religious conflict between ___________

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Catholics & Huguenots

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French protestant calvinists

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Huguenots

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First bourbon King

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Henry of Navarre/Henry IV

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established the edict of Nantes

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Henry IV

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gave French protestants religious freedom in 1598

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edict of Nantes

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real ruler during the reign of Louis XIII

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Cardinal Richelieu

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involved catholic France in the 30 years war on the side of the protestants

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Cardinal Richelieu

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was triggered by a rebellion of bohemian protestants

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Thirty years war

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started over religion ended over balance of power

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Thirty years war

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Ended the Thirty years war

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Peace of Westphalia

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made France the strongest country in Europe

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Peace of Westphalia

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Louis XIV Minister of France

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Colbert

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a tax on imports

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Protective tariff

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sun king ruled France from 1643 to 1715

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Louis XIV

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he weakened the power of the nobles by inviting them to live in luxury in his palace

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Louis XIV

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strongest French monarch

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Louis XIV

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in 1685 Louis XIV revoked the _______

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edict of nantes

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strongest nation in Europe during the 1600s

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France

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small nations band together to keep a strong nation from dominating

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balance of power

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war fought to keep Louis XIV's grandson off the throne of Spain

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treaty of utrecht

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succeeded James I as the king of england

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Charles I

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his reign ended in England's civil war

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Charles I

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it was fought over who should rule England: monarch or parliament

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English civil war

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those who supported Charles I in the English civil war

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Cavaliers

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those who supported parliament in the English civil war

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Roundheads

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Roundheads were mainly_____. (religion)

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Puritans

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led parliament's army to victory in the English civil war

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Oliver Cromwell

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the English parliament tried and executed ___________

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Charles I

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The house of commons abolished monarch and declared England a republic called the

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common wealth

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Cromwell drove out parliament and set up a __________

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military dictatorship

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name of Cromwell's military dictatorship

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protectorate

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Cromwell's dictatorship enforced a __________

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puritan moral code

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Cromwell did not tolerate open worship for ___

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Catholics

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Richard Cromwell succeeded his father as lord protector of England,but when England tired of strict puritan ways he was deposed by a ______

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military coup

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he was invited by parliament to come back from exile and become king

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Charles II

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The return of Charles II as king of England

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Restoration

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Restoration Date

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A.D. 1660

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the restoration gave England a _____

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Constitutional monarchy

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catholic brother and successor to Charles II

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James II

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English feared that James II would make catholicism the _________

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State Religion

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Name for the bloodless deposing of James II

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Glorious Revolution

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William & marry were given joint rule of England after the glorious revolution but they first had accept the _______

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English bill of rights

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The English bill of rights made sure that the English parliament had more power than the ruler and established _______

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Limited moarchy

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Date of the glorious revolution

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AD1688

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was selected by leading German princes but in reality did not have much power

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Holy roman empire

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Allowed maria Theresa to inherit the throne of Austria

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Pragmatic sanction

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Maria Theresa' dynasty

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Hapsburg

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Dynasty that ruled Prussia during the age of Monarchs

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Hohenzollern

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Centralized Prussian Government. Made Prussian army the most officiant fighting force in Europe

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Fredrick William I

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Most powerful ruler in Prussian history

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Fredrick II (the great)

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He rejected the pragmatic Sanction and started the war of Austrian succession

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Fredrick II (the great)

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Maria Theresa keeps the throne of Austria, Austria loses Silesia

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Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle

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Starts as a struggle between Austria & Prussia becomes a struggle between England & France

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Seven years war

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Name of the seven years war in America

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French and Indian war

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In 1650 Russia was an isolated and

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backward country

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Tittle of the Russian ruler

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Czar

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Czar who worked to modernize/Westernize Russia

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Peter the great

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Peter the great was an ___

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Absolute monarch

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Peter fought the Swedes and the Turks to gain a ________

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warm water port

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Peter the great built the new capital of Russia _____

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St. Petersburg

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She fallowed the lead of peter the great in embracing Western ideas and expanding Russia's borders

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Cathrine the Great

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Intellectual movement of the 17th & 18th centuries

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Enlightenment

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The Enlightenment celebrated the powers of

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Reason

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Enlightenment thinkers promoted religious

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tolerance

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Enlightenment thinkers sought to construct government free of _____

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Tyranny