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Absoulte Monarchs/enlightenment

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Philip II   king of spain who sent a huge fleet of warships to defeat england  
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Catherine II   queen of russia who was born a german princess named Sophie  
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Louis XIII   weak king of france who relied on a strong advisor to run the country  
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Frederick William II   king of prussia who increased the size of his country, won the seven years' warl, and stressed science  
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Charles V   Wealthiest, strongest king in europe in the 1500s who ruled spain, the holy roman empire, the netherland. part of italy, and austria  
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Louis XIV   known as the sun king who built versailles palace in france  
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peter I   king of russia who toured european capital cities  
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joseph II   king of austria who abolished the death penalty, allowed religious freedom and freed the serfs  
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Henry IV   king of france who was born a Huguenot and allowed them religious freedom  
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Maria Theresa   queen of austria whose father came up with the pragmatic canction to help his daughter take over after his death  
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Charles II   Ruler of England during the Restoration  
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CHarles I   Ruler of england during the English Civil War  
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William & Mary   Asked by Parliament to rule England and changed the government to constitutional monarchy  
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Oliver Cromwell   known as the Lord Protector of england  
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James II   English ruler who gave up the throne after 3 storstormy years feuding with parliament  
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James I   unpopular english king who was born in scotland and known for his sloppy appearance  
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Francis Bacon   english scientist who began using the scientific method  
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Isaac Newton   English scientist who developed calculus and wrote about the laws of gravity  
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Nicholaus Copernicus   Polish scientist who developed the heliocentric theory  
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antoine-laurent lavoisier   french scientist who introduced the metric system and developed the periodic table in chemistry  
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antony von leewenhoek   dutch scientist who invented the microscope  
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Robert Boyle   English scientist known as the "father of democracy"  
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Galileo Galilei   Italian who invented the telescope  
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Rene Descartes   Mathematician who said" I think, therefore, I am"  
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johannes kepler   german mathematician who calculated the elliptical orbits of planets around the sun  
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william harvey   english physician who discovered the purpose of blood in the body was to carry oxygen throughout the body  
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Denis Diderot   wrote the first encyclopedia to spread knowledge  
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Francois-Marie Arouet   said "I do not agree with a word you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it."  
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Charles Montesquieu   Believed in spearation of powers in government into 3 branches with a checks and balance system  
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Adam Smith   Scottish sconomist who believed in laissez-faire where government left business alone  
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thomas paine   in his pamphlet common sense urged americans to declare their independence  
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samuel adams   leader of the sons of liberty responsible for the boston tea party  
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james madison   known as the father of the constitution  
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thomas jefferson   author of the declaration of independence  
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articles of confederation   the first laws of the US which were written weak on purpose  
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Charles Cornwallis   British general who accepted defeat for his country and surrendered to the amercians  
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constitution   the laws of the US  
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George Washington   the general who lead the american army in the american revolution  
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declaration of independence   document written by the second continental congress that created the United States of America  
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