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World History
Chris 11th World History Chapter 15
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Militant | combative |
| Huguenot | French Protestants influenced by John Calvin |
| Henry of Navarre | a member of the Bourbon dynasty, became Henry IV King of France |
| William the Silent | prince of Orange (Netherlands), offered resistance against Spain |
| Armada | fleet of warships |
| King Philip II | Spanish, “Most Catholic King,” militant Catholic, wanted to consolidate all Spanish lands, bankrupted Spain |
| Elizabeth Tudor | English queen (Elizabeth I), Protestant leader, laid foundation for English empire |
| Inflation | rising prices |
| Witchcraft | magic in traditional European village culture |
| James I | 1st Stuart king, believed in divine right of kings, |
| Divine right of kings | kings receive their power from God and are only responsible to God |
| Puritans | Protestants in England inspired by Calvinist ideas |
| Charles I | son of James I, believed in divine right of kings, accepted petition limiting his power to tax then changed his mind |
| Cavaliers | Royalists, supporters of the king, losers in the English civil war |
| Roundheads | supporters of parliament, winners in the English civil war |
| Oliver Cromwell | military genius who helped Roundheads win using his New Model Army |
| Commonwealth | a republic |
| James II | brother of Charles II, devout Catholic ascension to throne caused conflict b/w king and Parliament |
| Absolutism: | system in which a ruler holds total power |
| Louis XIV | best example of absolutism; through Louis French politics and culture dominated Europe |
| Cardinal Richelieu | chief minister in France under Louis XIV, strengthened monarchy |
| Frederick Williiam | the Great Elector: laid foundation for Prussian state, built large a efficient standing army |
| Ivan IV | Russian, first ruler to use title ‘czar’, became known as Ivan the Terrible because he was so ruthless and crushed the power of the nobility |
| Czar | Russian world for Caesar |
| Boyars | Russian nobility |
| Michael Romanov | chosen as czar in 1613 by national assembly; Romanov dynasty lasted until 1917 |
| Peter the Great | became czar in 1689; wanted to westernize Russia |
| Mannerism | brought Renaissance to an end; broke down principles of balance, harmony, and moderation |
| baroque | replaced Mannerism; characterized by complex forms, bold ornamentation, and contrasting elements |
| natural rights | rights with which all humans are supposedly born, including rights to life, liberty, and property |
| El Greco | rights with which all humans are supposedly born, including rights to life, liberty, and property |
| Gian Lorenzo Bernini | Italian architect and sculptor; completed St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome |
| William Shakespeare | Italian architect and sculptor; completed St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome |
| Lope de Vega | Spanish writer who wrote to please audiences not fame |
| Miguel de Cervantes | Spanish author who wrote Don Quixote |
| Thomas Hobbes | author of Leviathan; believed in the social contract theory (people saved themselves by agreeing to form a state) |
| John Locke | author of Two Treatises of Government; argued against the absolute rule of one person; believed people established govt to ensure the protection of their rights. |
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