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55 Cards in this Set
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absolute Monarch
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kings/queens who held all power in their states
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Divine Right
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monarchs were chosen by God and answered only to God
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Intendant
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young guys that were tax collectors and were moved every couple of years to prevent becoming corrupt
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Skepticism
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the idea that nothing is certain
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junkers
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prussia land owners
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boyars
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russian land owners
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Restoration
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when charles ii came back to power, restoring monarchy's rule in england
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Habeas Corpus
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gave prisioners right to trail
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Glorious Revolution
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when james ii was overthrown and william and mary took power
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cabient
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keeps government from getting to a standstill
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Charles V
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was the Holy Roman Emperor from 1519-1556
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Phillip II
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inherited Spain, the Spainish Netherlands, and the American Colonies
Very catholic declared bankruptcy 3 times king of spain |
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Rambrandt van Rijn
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greatest dutch painter
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Henry IV (Navarre)
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fist king of the Bourbon dynasty in France
convered to Catholicism to bring peace to the country edict of nates= rights to the huguenots |
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Edict of Nantes
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gave rights to the huguenots
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Huegonots
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French Protestants
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cardinal richelieu
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Louis XIII's cheif minister
basically ruled the country for next 29 years limited political power of Huguenots(city walls) weakened power of the nobility and increased power of middle class involved France in 30 years war |
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cardinal mazarin
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Louis XIV's chief minister from 1643 till 1661
increased taxes strengthened the central government |
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Michel de Montaigne
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helped develop the essay
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Rene Descartes
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helped develop the scientfic method
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Louis XIV
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power at age 4
excluded nobles from councils and increasing power of the intendants sun king supported the arts Versailles |
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Jean Baptiste Colbert
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believed in mercantilism
louie XIV's finance minister tax breaks to local bussinesses high tariffs encouraged emigration to the colonies |
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Treaty of Nijmegen
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ended war between france and dutch netherlands
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War of Spainish Succession
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charles II of spain did not have any heirs so he passed it on to Louis XIV's grandson phil of anjou, the other countries did not like it so they started a war
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Treaty of Utrecht
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ended the war of spainish succession and said that phil of anjou or any of his descenants could never inherit the thrown of france
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30 years war
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conflict over religion, territory, and power among european families
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treaty of westphalia
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ended 30 years war; weakens hapsburg states; france awarded german territory; ends religious wars in europe; introduced new peace negotiation process
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Ferdinand II
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ruler of prussia, started war of austrian succession
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Gustavus Adolphus
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great general of sweden
sided with protestants |
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Charles VI
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ruler of austria
passed it on to daughter maria |
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pragmatic sanction
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other european leaders signed it to recongize maria theresa as heir to austria
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Frederick William
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the great elector of Prussia
made shitfs to absolute monarchy to protect his lands |
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ferdinand ii
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brother of Charles V
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war of austrian succession
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maria theresa stuck up for herslef but lost
prussia gained some land |
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treaty of Aix la Chapelle
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ended war of austrian succession
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Ivan IV (the terrible)
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married ana
good till ana died hated boyars |
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oprichniki
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ivan's police killed thousands of innocent people
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time of trouble
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when fyodor did not have an heir
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Michael Romanov
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ana's grandnephew
started romanov dynasty recieved thrown after fyodor |
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peter I (the great)
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one of russia's greatest reformers
grand embassy goal of westernization |
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grand embassy
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peter the great's trip to western europe to see their culture and to try to establish a sea port that is not frozen 9 out 12 months
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james I
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started sterwart dynasty in england
took over the crown after Lizzie I died |
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charles I
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constant conflict with parliament over money
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petition of right
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he would not imprision subjucts without due cause
he would not levy taxes w/o parliament's approval he would not house soldiers in private homes he would not impose martial law in peacetime |
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english civil war
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royalists vs. puritans-victory
excuted charles for treason |
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oliver cromwell
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leader of the puritans
10 years |
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charles ii
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took power after cormwell
called resortation |
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james ii
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charles ii's son
parliment hated asked will and mary to take over |
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william and mary
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charles ii's oldest daughter and hubby
changes to constitutional monarchy |
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constitutional monarchy
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parliment and king keep each other in balance
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rulers of france
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bourbons
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rulers of austria
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hapesburgs
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rulers of prussia
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Hohenzollern
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rulers of Russia
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Romanovs
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rulers of England
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stewarts
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