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Chapter 18
Conflict and Absolutism in Europe
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| conflict | opposition; a fight, battle, or war |
| policy | an overall plan embracing the general goals and acceptable procedures of a governmental body |
| heretic | one who does not conform to established doctrine |
| armada | a fleet of warships |
| inflation | a rapid increase in prices |
| national sovereignty | the independence of a state combined with the right and power of regulating itself without foreign interference |
| commonwealth | a nation, state, or other political unit founded on law and united by agreement for and by the people |
| restoration | a bringing back to a former position or condition |
| convert | to change from one belief to another |
| divine right of kings | the belief that the king gets his power from God and not from his subjects |
| Puritans | English Protestants who believed that the Church of England needed further reform and sought to simplify and regulate forms of worship |
| Cavaliers | supporters of King Charles I in the English Civil War |
| Roundheads | supporters of the Parliament in the English Civil War |
| natural rights | rights with which all humans are born, including the rights to life, liberty, and property |