Huguenots
French Protestants influenced by John Calvin; seven percent of the total French population
Edict of Nantes
recognized Catholicism as the official religion of France;.. and gave the Huguenots the right to worship and to enjoy all political privileges
Peace of Westphalia
officially ended the Thirty Years' war; regonized Protestants and Calvinists
Charles I
his execution horrified much of Europe
Glorious Revolution
the invasion of England by William of Orange; which overthrew James II with almost no bloodshed.
Toleration Act of 1689
granted Puritans, but not Catholics, the right of free public worship
Cardinal Richelieu
Louis XIII's chief minister; strengthened the power of the monarchy by taking away the Huguenots' political and military rights and executing conspirators.
Jean-Baptiste Colbert
sought to increase France's wealth and power by following the ideas of mercantilism
El Greco
The Greek"-- his work reflected the high point of Mannerism
Peter the Great
introduced Western customs and ways of doing things to Russia
House of Bourbon
ruled the southern French kingdom of Navarre
Philip II
the "Most Catholic King
divine right of kings
the idea that kings receive their power from God
Puritans
Protestants in England inspired by Calvinist ideas
Independents
soldiers in the New Model Army of Oliver Cromwell
Bill of Rights
laid the foundation for a constitutional monarchy in England
absolutism
system of government in which a ruler holds total power
Louis XIV
fosterd the myth of himself as the Sun King
Mannerism
marked the end of the artistic Renaissance
Miguel de Cervantes
wrote the novel of Don Quixote
Oliver Cromwell's defeat of the king's forces allowed him to...
take control of England and eventually establish a military dictatorship.
Louis XIV maintained complete authority as monarch by....
distracting the nobles and royal princes with court life, to keep them out of politics.
baroque
the style of painting that is known for its use of dramatic effects to arouse the emotions.
Elizabethan
referring to the period of the reign of Elizabeth I of England, when William Shakespeare wrote
The Thirty Years' War involved all the major European powers except..
England
Rump Parliament
what was left after Cromwell purged teh members who did not support him
Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome is and example of his work
John Locke
his ideas can be found in the American Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.
witchcraft
the practice of black magic; the cause for concern in the early 17th century.
Roundheads
believed the power of government rested in Parliament.
Cardinal Mazarin
greatly influenced Louis XIV during the first 18 years of his reign
Ivan IV
the first Russian ruler to take the title of czar
czar
a Russian emperor
Don Quixote
one of the crowning examples of Spanish literature
Lope de Vega
the Spanish playwright who composed perhaps 1,500 plays
Thomas of Hobbs
believed humans were guided not by reason and moral ideals, but by a ruthless struggle for self-preservation
Prince William the Orange [or the Silient]
led the Dutch resistance