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World History
Chapter 21
Term | Definition |
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Phillip II | sparn ruler whose duty was to defend catholicism against the muslims. |
absolute monarch | a king or queen who has unlimited power and seeks to control all aspects of society. |
divine right | the idea that monarchs are Gods representatives on earth and therefore only answer to God. |
Edict of Nantes | declaration of religious tolerance |
Cardinal Richelieu | powerful cardinal who ruled France |
skepticism | idea that nothing can be known for certain. |
Louis XIV | King of France who was only a boy, he weakened the power of the nobles and devoted himself to helping France attain economic stability. |
intendants | french government official appointed by the monarch to collect taxes and administer justice. |
versailles | immence french palace |
war of spanish succession | war to keep Spain and France seperated |
Thirty Years' War | European conflict over religion and territory and for power among ruling families. |
Hapsburg | dominated the first 1/2 of Thirty Years' War; rulers of Austria |
Protestant Gustavus Adolphus | dominated the second 1/2 of Thirty Years' War |
Peace of Westphalia | ended the Thirty Years' War |
Maria Theresa | Austrian emporess |
Hohenzollerns | Prussians ruling family |
Seven Years' War | conflict in Europe, North AMerica and India in which forces of Britain and Russia battled Austria, France |
Ivan the terrible | came to the throne in 1533 when he was the only 3 yrs old |
Boyars | landowning nobles |
Peter the Great | great Russian reformer |
westernization | adoption of western social, political or economic institutions |
Charles I | son of James I who took the throne after his death |
English Civil War | conflict in which puritan supporters of parliament battle supporters of Englands monarchy |
Charles II | restored the London monarchy, led to passing of habeas corpus |
restoration | the period of Charles II's rule over England |
habeas corpus | court order for prisoners brought to justice |
James II | English king who offended subjects by his catholicism |
glorious revolution | the bloodless overthrow of the english king James II and his replacement by William and Mary. |
William and Mary | led the glorious revolution to overthrow James II for the sake of protestantism |
constitutional monarchy | a system of governing in which the rulers powers is limited by law |
cabinet | a group of advisors or ministers chosen by the head of a country to help make government decisions |