World History Test 2 Continued

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cavaliers

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wealthy nobels who fought for king charles I in the english civil war-wore wigs and hats w/ feathers

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roundheads

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gentry or landowners who fought for parliament and were led by oliver cromwell. they had short hair and wore plain, black hats

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commonwealth

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when charles I was executed the british monarchy was abaolished-this was the republic formed by oliver cromwell

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limited monarchy

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when william of ogrange and mary came to england, they signed the english bill of rights which made parlaiment more powerful amd limited the power of the english monarchy

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english bill of rights

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signed by william of orange which limits the power of the monarchy and makes parliament more powerful

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habeas corpus

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no person can be put into prison without being =cahrged with a crime.

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oliver cromwell

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leader if the "roundheads" who was a puritan(type of protestant)-leads the new model army to victory in the english civil war

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charles I

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king of england during the english civil war-1st monarch to be executed by his own people

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charles II

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son of charles I-asked to return to england to be king- this is called the "restoration" of the english monarchy

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william and mary

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rulers of the netherlands who were invited by parliament to rule england after james II was asked to step down

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what is the role of a modern-day parliament?
it is most similar to what branch of government in the US?

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superior(greater) power of parliament over the monarchy-
parliament is similar to congress in the US-makes laws

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what was the primary role of parliament during the age of absolution in england?

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parliament was primarily an advisor to the king/queen with very little real power

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what power did the absolute monarch have if parliament did not cooperate?

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the king/queen could dissolve parliament

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how did the fate of charles I set a precedent?

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1st monarch to be executed by his own peolpe

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how did charles II seek revenge when the restoration took place restoring him to the throne?

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he executed anyone who had signed his father's death warrant-but since oliver cromwell was already dead, he had his body dug up and hung as though ut were being executed

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under what kind of government did william and mary operate?

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a limited monarchy

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how did parliament make sure their power was limited?

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b/c they signed the english bill of rights

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what were the 3 rights to citizens by the english bill of rights?

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-trial by jury
-no excessive fines or cruel and unusual punishment
-haneas corpus(cannot be arrested unless chraged with a crime)

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how does HORBEAS CORPUS protect the rights of citizens?

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since no person can be put into prison without frst being charged with a crime, a citizen cannot be arrested without first being charged.

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orthodox

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strict interpretation of doctrine

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westernization

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bring ideas, technology, and culture of western europe to russia

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beard tax

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pay tax or shave off beard-most paid the tax

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partition

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dividing of poland b/w russia, prussia, and austria

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mongols

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ppeople who conquered russia many years ago. Peter the great wanted to change anything mangols influenced such as the wearing of long beards

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peter the great

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(a romanov) russian czar who wanted to westernize russia-very tall, very cruel

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st. petersburg

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built on land captured from sweden; "window to the west"; warm-water sea port

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arctic ocean

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because it stayed frozen much of the year, it divided russia from europe

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siberia

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location in northern russia where the temperature could fall to-59 degrees-where people were sent for punishment-many died on the journey there

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catherine the great

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absolute monarch(romanov) of russia who defeats the ottoman empire and finally gains a warm-water sea port on the black sea-she also divided poland 3 ways

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what factors conributed to russia being so isolated before peter the great?

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divided from europe by the ural mountains and the arctic ocean

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what did peter feel was essential to increase trade he eventually obtained by attaking sweden?

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a warm water seaport that did not freeze

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how will peter be remembered in comparison to other monarchs?

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more cruel

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how was the new capital st.petersburg a "window to the west"?

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it is a warm-water sea port that allowed russia to trade/travel most of the year with europe

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what 3 steps did peter take to gain absolute control over russia?

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1) control the nobels
2)take over control of the russian orthodox church

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catherine the great extends russia into poland. she agrees to partition it into 3 parts to avoid fighting with what 2 other empires that also staked claims to poland?

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-prussia
-austria