Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
15 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
Philip II
|
interited Spain, Spanish Netherlands, and American Colonies
|
|
|
absolute monarchs
|
kings or queens who held all of the power within their states' boundaries
|
|
|
divine right
|
idea that God created the monarchy and that the monarch acted as God's representative on earth
|
|
|
Edict of Nantes
|
declaration of religious toleration for Huguenots
|
|
|
Cardinal Richelieu
|
strong minister who made up for Louis XIII's weaknesses
|
|
|
skepticism
|
idea that nothing can ever be known for certain
|
|
|
Louis XIV
|
most powerful ruler in French history
|
|
|
intendants
|
collected taxes and administered justice
|
|
|
Jean Baptiste Colbert
|
minister of finance in time of Louis XIV
|
|
|
War of the Spanish Succession
|
struggle to prevent France from uniting with Spain
|
|
|
Thirty Years' War
|
conflict over religion and territory and for power among European ruling families
|
|
|
Maria Theresa
|
heir to Charles VI's throne
|
|
|
Frederick the Great
|
followed his father's military policies when he came to power
|
|
|
Seven Years' War
|
did not changed territorial situation in Europe
|
|
|
westernization
|
using western Europe as a model for change
|
