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Ch. 5 guide history
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Philip II | Absolute ruler of Spain. protects Catholics. tries to invade England to spread Catholicism and is defeated. |
| Queen Elizabeth I | Made herself governor of church and state. followed a "moderate Protestantism" |
| William + Mary | Mary is daughter of Charles II. Married William of Netherlands. Agrees to come rule England under Constitutional monarchy. |
| Charles II | sympathetic to Catholics. brother is James II (open Cath.) dismisses parliaments exclusion bill |
| Frederick the great | king of Prussia. Starts war with Austria for territory. |
| Louis XIV | anti-protestant. built Versailles. |
| Ivan the Terrible | King of Russia. crowned Czar. struggled for power. executed his son. |
| Peter the great | absolute monarch. believed in divine right of king. westernized Russia |
| Charles I | Parliament forces to sign petition of right, limiting his powers, leading to civil war |
| Oliver Cromwell | General of Round heads during civil war. becomes king and gets rid of monarch and house of lords. |
| absolute monarch | monarchs with complete power |
| divine right | idea that monarchs are appointed by God to rule |
| restoration | return of monarchy under Charles II |
| boyar | land owning nobles |
| westernization | use of western europe as a model for change |
| Parliament | Like USA's congress. made of house of lords (kings friends) and house of commons (Normal people) |
| English civil war | war caused by passing of laws that limited Charles I's power. cavaliers (king supporters) vs. Round heads (king antis). RH wins and execute Charles I. |
| constitutional monarchy | legal limits on royal power |