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Europe in Crisis Vob
Chapter 7 Vocabulary List
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Militant | combative |
| Czar | Russian for "Cesar" ; the title used by Russian emperors. |
| Armada | a fleet of warships. |
| Huguenots | French protestants influenced by John Calvin. Made up only about 7% of total French population but 40-50% of the nobility became Huguenots |
| Edict of Nantes | recognized catholicism as the official religion of France, but it also gave the Huguenots the right to worship and the enjoy all political privileges such as holding public office. |
| Inflation | rising prices |
| Witchcraft | magic |
| Divine Right of Kings | kings received power from god and are responsible only to God. |
| Commonwealth | a republic |
| Puritans | protestants in England inspired by John Calvin |
| Cavaliers | royalists |
| roundheads | people with short hair |
| boyar | Russian nobility |
| Mannerism | movement in Italy 1520's to 30's developing manners. |
| Baroque | movement in Italy 16th century Europe to Latin America where catholic reformation occurred |
| Natural rights | rights believed to be received upon birth |
| El Greco | the Greek |
| Absolutism | system in which who rules has all the power. |