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Chapter 17
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1550-1800 | The Age of Absolutism |
| 1556 | Philip II becomes king of Spain |
| 1618 | Start of Thirty Years War: religious conflict between German Protestants and Catholics |
| 1642 | English Civil War begins against armies of Parliament |
| 1697 | Czar Peter the Great of Russia tours Europe to study western tech and ideas |
| 1715 | KIng Louis XIV of France dies after 72 year reign |
| 1795 | Russia, Prussia and Austria complete the partition of Poland |
| 1519 | Charles V, grandson of Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain becomes new king of Spanish empire with Hapsburg empire |
| 1556 | Charles V gives up titles and enters monastery |
| absolute monarch | ruler with complete authority over government and lives of the people |
| divine right | authority came directly from God |
| Battle of Lepanto, 1571 | Spain defeats Ottoman fleet in Med Sea |
| 1581 | Dutch Netherlands declared independence from Spain, protestant |
| Sea Dogs | English sea captains |
| Sir Francis Drake | Sea Dog who plundered Spanish ships |
| armada | Spanish fleet |
| 1588 | King Philip II armada attacks English, Spain loses |
| 1550-1650 | Spain's siglo de oro, golden century |
| El Greco | "the Greek" painter |
| Diego Velazquez | court painter to King Philip II |
| Miquel de Cervantes | wrote Don Quixote, battles windmills |
| Lope de Vega | wrote 1500 plays including The Sheep Well |
| August 24, 1572 | St. Barthomew's Day: massacre of 3000 Huguenots by Catholics |
| 1589 | Henry V inherits French throne, becomes Catholic |
| Edict of Nantes: grants Huguenots religious toleration | 1598 |
| 1610 | Henry IV assassinated, Louis XIII rules |
| Cardinal Armand Richeieu | ruled under Louis in 1624-1642 |
| 1643 | Louis XIV inherits throne |
| Fronde | uprising in France rebeled against king |
| Louis XIV | sunKing; absolute royal power |
| indendants | royal official who collected taxes, recruit soldiers |
| Jean Baptist Colbert | Louis finance minister, high tariffs on imported goods |
| Versailles | palace of Louis XIV |
| levee | major ritual for waking the Sun King |
| Moliere | The Miser, French playright |
| balance of power | prevent any one nation of controlling Europe |
| 1685 | Louis revoked Edict of Nantes, Huguenots fled France |
| ruled France for 72 years, 1643-1715 | Louis XIV |
| 1603 | James I rules England (Stuart) |
| 1485-1603 | England ruled by Tudor Dynasty |
| Elizabeth dies, Stuarts of Scotland rule | 1603 |
| Parliament clash | James wanted divine rights |
| dissenters | Protestants who differed from Church of England |
| Puritans | want to purify Church of Catholic practices |
| King James version | new Bible translation in 1611 |
| 1625 | Charles I inherits throne |
| Petition of Rights | prohibits king from raising taxes without consent of Parliament |
| 1629 | Charles I signs petition and then dissolves Parliament |
| The Long Parliament | 1640-1653 |
| Cavaliers | supporters of Charles I |
| Roundheads | supporters of Parliament, Puritans |
| Oliver Cromwell | leader of Roundheads |
| 1649 | Charles I executed by Parliament |
| Battle of Marston Moor | turning point in English Civil War when Roundheads defeat Cavaliers |
| Commonwealth of England | established by House of Commons after abolishing monarchy, House of Lords, and Church of England |
| Charles II | uncrowned heir to the throne |
| 1652 | Parliament exiled most Catholicsto Ireland |
| Lord Protector | title given to Cromwell in 1653 |
| 1658 | Cromwell dies |
| 1660 | Parliament invites Charles II to rule |
| Glorious Revolution | William and Mary overthrows James II in 1688 |
| James II | Charles brother rules in 1685-1688 |
| English Bill Of Rights: ensured superiority of Parliament over monarchy | 1689 |
| habeas corpus | no person could be held in prison without being charged with a crime |
| Toleration Act of 1689 | grants limited religious freedom to Puritans, Quakers and dissenters but not Catholics |
| Bill Of Rights: | no Catholic could sit on throne; requires monarch to summon Parliament, House of Commons has power of the purse |
| limited monarchy | legislative body limits monarch's powers |
| Thirty Years' War | political and religious reasons; Defenestration of Prague |
| mercenaries | soldiers for hire |
| Peace of Westphalia:treaty to end 30 year War | 1648 |
| Ferdinand | Hapsburg King of Bohemia |
| Habsburg Empire | Germany, Austria, Bohemia, Hungary, Poland and Italy |
| Maria Theresa: daughter of Holy Roman emperor Charles VI | 1727-1780 |
| 1740 | Frederick of Prussia seizes Hapsburg province of Silesia |
| War of Austrian Succession | Maria Theresa preserves Hapsburg empire |
| Hohenzollern family | ruled north Germany in 1600s |
| Junkers | nobles in Prussia |
| Frederick the Great | Prussian ruler in 1740, Frederick II |
| Seven Years War: fought on 4 continents | 1756-1763 |
| Peter the Great | Romanov czar of Russia, ruled 1689-1725 |
| westernization | adoption of western ideas, tech and culture |
| boyars | Russian land owning boyars |
| warm water port | free of ice all year long; Black Sea |
| War with Sweden | 1700-1709 |
| St Peterburg | neww capital in Russia |
| Vitus Bering | Danish navigator to explore Bering Strai between Siberia and Alaska |
| 1725 | Peter dies, |
| 1762 | Catherine the Great rules after husband Czar Peter III murdered, got Black Sea port |
| partition | divide up |
| 1772 | Austria, Prussia and Russia partition Poland |
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