How did Charles I make Parliament
angry?
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Philip II
Spanish king who took control of Portugal but failed in his invasion of England
absolute monarch
King or queen with complete control
divine right
Idea that a ruler receives the right to rule from God
Who was Philip II?
philipip II was the son of the Holy roman emperor charles the 5th he took control of portugal when the king of portugal died who was his uncle
Who were some of the artists and writers of Spain's golden age?
el greco , diego velasquez , Miguel de Cervantes
Why did Spain lose its power?
Spain lost its power due to political and economic these included unfair taxation ,they had to borrow money from foreign countries to fund the wars, which they were losing. Internal revolts , the protestants broke away from Spain and made their own
Give two reasons for the success of the
Dutch in trading.
2 reasons for the sucess of the dutch trading were that they had the largest fleet of merchant ships in the world, and they were the most important bnkers in euro[e
What did absolute monarchs believe?
absolute monarchs believed in holding all power , divine right and a ruler receives the idea to rule from god
Edict of Nantes
Order that gave Huguenots the right to live in peace in Catholic France
Cardinal Richelieu
Chief minister of France who reduced the power of the nobles
skepticism
Belief that nothing could be known for certain
Louis XIV(14)
French king who was an absolute ruler
intendant
Official of the French government
Jean Baptiste Colbert
Chief Minister of Finance under Louis XIV
War of the Spanish Succession
War fought by other European nations against France
and Spain when those two states tried to unite their thrones
How did the monarchy get stronger in
France?
monarchy got stronger in France due to the loss of power by the nobles. the king weakens the nobles by taking away their castles , so they had no protection, similarly the king orders the french protestants to knock down their wall.
How did Louis make sure he kept his power?
Louis made sure he kept his power by keeping the nobles out of his government , giving more power to government officials called intendants
How did Louis XIV bring disaster to France?
Louis XIV brought disaster to the France by being greedy and and trying to seize more land, he held many wars which were very costly, and poor harvests that also produced problems
war of spanish sucession
a conflict, lasting from 1701 to 1713, in which a number of European states fought to prevent the Bourbon family from controlling Spain as well as France.
what caused the 30 years war ?
demand for resources access to Geo strategic locations , internal conflict, religious conflict, some wars: Persian , Greek, crusades,carthaginian, hundred years war,Punic wars,
How did the monarchy get stronger in
France?
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How did Louis make sure he kept his
power?
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How did Louis XIV bring disaster to
France?
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Thirty Years' War
Conflict over religion, territory, and power among European ruling
families
Maria Theresa
a Empress of Austria whose main enemy was Prussia
Frederick the Great
Leader of Prussia who sought to increase his territory
Seven Years' War
Conflict from 1756 to 1763 in which the forces of Britain and
Prussia battled those of Austria, France, Russia, and other countries
What were three results of the Thirty
Years' War?
4 million people died , the economy was in ruins, and Germany took two centuries to recover.
Who were the Hapsburgs?
they were a family that ruled Austria, Hungary, and Bohemia they had a empire
What effect did fighting between
Austria and Prussia have on Britain?
britain gained economic
evaluate louis xvi
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Ivan the Terrible
Ruler who added lands to Russia, gave it a code of laws, and also used
his secret police to execute "traitors
boyar
Russian noble who owned land
Peter the Great
Important leader of Russia who started westernization
westernization
Use of western Europe as a model of change
What good and bad did Ivan the
Terrible do?
good; Ivan the terrible
Why did Peter the Great visit Europe?
peter the great visited Europe because he wanted to learn about european customs and trade.
How did Peter the Great increase his
power?
peter the great increased his power by gaining land along the shores of the Baltic.
Charles I
King of England who was executed
English Civil War
War fought from 1642 to 1649 between the Royalists, or Cavaliers,
and the Puritan supporters of Parliament
Oliver Cromwell
Leader of the Puritans
Restoration
Period after the monarchy was restored in England
habeas corpus
Law giving prisoners the right to obtain a document saying that the
prisoner cannot go to jail without being brought before a judge
Glorious Revolution
Bloodless overthrow of King James II
constitutional monarchy
Government in which laws limit the monarch's power
cabinet
A group of government ministers that was a link between the monarch and
Parliament
prince
book by Maiaveli,
What happened as a result of the
English Civil War?
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