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Absolutism

QuestionAnswer
Divine Right The belief that a monarch receives the right to rule directly from God and not from the people
King who rules empire Monarch
Type of government where an autocratic ruler has complete authority over the government and the lives on the people in their nation Absolutism
The Declaration granting religious freedom to French Protestants Edict of Nanes
French king that converted and was assassinated Henry IV
Henry IV finance minister Duke of Sully
autocratic definition absolute power
Adoption of Western ideas and technology Westernization
French king whose reign was dominated by Cardinal Richelieu Louis Xlll
Nickname given to St. Petersburg Window to the West
The era of absolute monarchs on the rise in the 17th and 18th century Europe Age of Absolutism
Russian Czar kn won for reforms and Westernization Peter the Great
Sun King who exemplified absolute monarch in France Louis XIV
Member of Russian Nobility Boyar
Tudor king who created the "Church of England" because he wanted a divorce Henry Vlll
Title for Russian Emperor Czar
Who built the Versailles Louis XIV
Palace built in France Versilles
System where a king or queen has complete power Absolute Monarchy
Early 18th century war over Spanish War War of Spanish Succession
Bloodless event led to the constitutional monarchy in England Glorious Revolution
Russian city founded by Peter the Great St.Petersburg
Queen who established Protestantism in England Elizabeth l
Powerful adviser who strengthened the French Monarchy Cardinal Richelieu
England 1st reigning Queen known for her Catholic reforms Mary Tudor
Economic system/theory favoring a positive balance of trade Mercantilism
1689 document limiting the powers of British Monarchy English Bill of Rights
French Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries who followed the teachings of theologian John Calvin. Huguenots
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