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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bastille | prison in Paris, attacked during French Revolution |
| Philip II | king of Spain, sends navy to attack England |
| Spanish Armada | navy defeated by England |
| Louis XIV | example of absolutist ruler |
| Peter the Great | ruled Russia until 1725 |
| Oliver Cromwell | English revolutionary, overthrew Charles I |
| Puritans | religious group trying to reform Anglican Church |
| Frederick the Great | rules Prussia until 1786 |
| East Indies | islands southeast of Asia |
| Vienna | Habsburg capital city |
| taxes and debt | kept Spain very weak |
| Constantinople | Muslims attacked and destroyed this city in 1453 |
| Mongols | invaded and occupied Russia |
| dynasty | royal family inheriting power from generation to generation |
| Bourbon | this dynasty ruled France for many years |
| coregents | two people ruling at the same time: king and queen |
| William and Mary | the only coregents in English history |