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Absolutism ejb
Question | Answer |
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ultimate power of the king without check | absolutism |
god gives the monarch the right of absolutism | divine right |
invaded England to return the country to Catholic Church. Weakened Spain by incessant wars and poor economic choices. | Phillip II |
Spanish emperor and holy roman emperor. | Charles V |
Broke the power of nobles and Protestants by destroying walled cities and castles.Used the middle class for government jobs. | Cardinal Richelieu |
The Sun King, the best example of an absolute monarch | Louis XIV |
The main influence of the thirty years war | Ferdinand II |
a religious war between Catholics and Protestants | Thirty Years War |
religion and the throwing of the emperor's representatives out of a window | causes of thirty year war |
modernized Russia by making a trip to Western Europe to learn modern techniques. Moved Moscow to St.Petersburg. Built up the navy and diffeted the Swedes. | Peter the Great |
Hennry VIII, Mary I, Elizabeth I | Tudor Dynasty |
Had conflicts with parliament. During it James I dissolved parliament. Chrles I was executed. James II created King James Bible. | Stuart Dynasty |
forced the king to call parliament when raising taxes | Petition of Right |
executed several of Charles I officials, declared that parliament couldn’t be dissolved without its consent. Started English Civil War | Long Parliament |
lasted from 1642 to 1651, sign that Absolute rule was ending in Europe | English Civil War |
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took the title “Lord Protector” and set up a dictatorship after the execution of Charles l | Oliver Cromwell |
James II became king, Parliament out of fear invited James’ daughter and William III of orange to take the throne. | Glorious Revolution |
established the power of parliament over the monarchy which created a “limited monarchy” | English Bill of Rights. |