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chapter 5 vocabulary
key terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| philip 11 | in herited spain, the spanish netherlands, and the american colonies |
| absolute monarch | kings or queens who believed that all power within their states boundaries rested in their hands |
| divided rights | the idea that god created the monarchy and that the monarch acted as gods representative on earth |
| edict of nantes | the huguenots could live in peace in france and set up their own houses of worship in some cities |
| cordinal richeliou | became in effect, the ruler of france |
| skepticism | the idea that nothing can ever be known for certain |
| louis xiv | most powerful ruler in french history |
| Intendents | collected taxes and administered justice |
| jean Baptiste Colbert | he believed in the theory of mercantilism |
| war of the spanish succession | the long struggle that followed |
| thirty years war | a conflict over region, over territory, and for power amoung european ruling families |
| moria theresa | charles oldest daughter |
| fredrict the great | followed his fathers military policies when he came to power |