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WHAG-21c
Term | Definition |
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Bastille | prison in Paris, attacked during French Revolution |
Philip II | king of Spain, sends navy to attack England |
Spanish Armada | navy defeated by England |
Louis XIV | example of absolutist ruler |
Peter the Great | ruled Russia until 1725 |
Oliver Cromwell | English revolutionary, overthrew Charles I |
Puritans | religious group trying to reform Anglican Church |
Frederick the Great | rules Prussia until 1786 |
East Indies | islands southeast of Asia |
Vienna | Habsburg capital city |
taxes and debt | kept Spain very weak |
Constantinople | Muslims attacked and destroyed this city in 1453 |
Mongols | invaded and occupied Russia |
dynasty | royal family inheriting power from generation to generation |
Bourbon | this dynasty ruled France for many years |
coregents | two people ruling at the same time: king and queen |
William and Mary | the only coregents in English history |