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chp. 11 and 12 s.g.

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What religious settlement was reached with the Peace of Augsburg?   The ruler of a German state would decide the religion of his subjects  
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What financial problems affected Spain during the 17th century?   Inflation, bankrupt government, and high taxes for the poor  
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How was the Netherlands more democratic than most 17th century European nations?   The provincial governors were elected rather than appointed by the government  
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How did 17th century absolute monarchs view their position in government?   Since their rules is derived from God, their power was unlimited  
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How did France develop a strong economy during the reign of Louis XIV?   By promoting economic policies such as providing tax credits to French companies  
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To achieve his goal of self-sufficient France, Louis XIV’s finance minister, _____________, promoted overseas colonies that could provide France with raw materials and impose high tariffs on imported goods to protect French businesses.   Jean Baptiste Colbert  
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Louis XIV’s enormous palace at ________________ demonstrated the wealth of his monarchy?   Versailles  
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The League of Augsburg was a collection of European states that included the _____________ Hapsburg Empire, which was formed to balance the power of Louis XIV’s France.   Austrian  
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Why did Catholic France support the Protestant cause during the Thirty Years’ War?   Louis XIV was concerned about the growing power of Austria  
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Why was feudalism slow to end in central Europe?   Central European governments passed laws tying peasants to their estates  
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How did King Frederick William I gain the support of the Prussian nobility?   He awarded the Junkers officer ranks in the army  
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Why was Ivan IV mistrustful of Russian nobles?   He suspected that the boyars poisoned his wife  
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How did Peter the Great propose to modernize Russia?   By adopting many of the customs of western Europeans  
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How did the English Parliament try to limit Charles I’s power?   Parliament refused to grant the king money unless he agreed to certain conditions  
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After the Glorious Revolution, England became a(n) _______________, where the powers of the king are limited by a series of laws.   Constitutional monarchy  
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What action taken by Louis XIV damage the French economy by forcing skilled workers to emigrate from France?   Termination of the Edict of Nantes  
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Which iron rich region did Frederick the Great invade, thus starting the War of the Austrian Succession?   Silesia  
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Why did many ancient Greek astronomers believe in a geocentric explanation of our universe?   Their observations led to the conclusion that the sun revolved around them  
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How did Andreas Vesalius improve our understanding of medical science?   He dissected human bodies to understand how they function  
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Which type of government did Thomas Hobbes say would be the best for law and order   Absolute monarch  
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What is an ideal promoted by 18th century French intellectuals?   The actions of an individual should be based on reason  
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Why did Roman Catholic Church officials dislike Diderot’s Encyclopedia?   They believed that the articles unfairly criticized the Church and its influence  
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How did the discoveries of the Scientific Revolution affect Europeans regarding religion?   Europeans questioned their faith in religion  
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____________________, wrote A Vindication of the Rights of Woman in 1792 that disagreed with Rousseau’s view on women and education.   Mary Wollstonecraft  
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Which composer’s music is characteristic of the baroque period?   Johann Sebastian Bach  
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What did Adam Smith promote because he believed it generated the most wealth?   Free trade  
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What characteristics of American government reflects the enlightened thought of Voltaire?   Bill of Rights  
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How did the French and Indian War change the relationship between the American colonies and Great Britain   The American colonists criticized an increase in taxation, and many considered separation from Great Britain  
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Who influenced Thomas Jefferson on expressing his views in the Declaration of Independence?   John Locke  
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Montesquieu called his division of power among different branches?   Separation of powers  
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Which philosopher is noted for the statement “I think, therefore I am”   Rene Descartes  
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Absolutism is?   System of government in which a ruler holds total power  
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Constitutional Monarchy   a monarch’s powers are limited by a written government  
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English Bill of Rights   set the foundation for a limited, or constitutional monarchy in England  
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Oliver Cromwell   defeated Charles army and established a commonwealth form of government in England  
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Boyars   Russia’s landowning nobles  
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Seven Years’ War   European powers fought in Europe, India and North America  
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Versailles Palace   personal home to the French king and one of the leading cause for France’s large debt  
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Divine Right   idea that God created the monarchy and that the monarch acted as God’s representative on Earth  
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Glorious Revolution   William and Mary’s “invasion” of England  
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Federal System   power is divided between national and state governments  
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Checks and Balances   each branch of government having the ability to check the other two  
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Social Contract   agreement by which people create a government  
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Isaac Newton   explained the universal law of gravitation in his book The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy  
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Francis Bacon   urged scientist to experiment and then draw conclusions  
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Rene Descartes   believed that everything should be doubted until proved by reason  
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John Locke   believed that all humans had certain natural rights- life, liberty & property  
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Causes of the Thirty Years’ War   Protestant and Catholic rivalry Desire for political rule over German states Poor rule of the Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II  
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Effects of the Thirty Years’ War   France rewarded with German lands Weakening of Hapsburg Austria and Spain Beginning of the modern age of nationstates End of the European Religious wars  
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Ptolemy   geocentric theory of the universe  
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Nicolas Copernicus   heliocentric theory of the universe  
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Johannes Kepler   discovered that planets move in elliptical orbits  
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Galileo Galilei   discovered that Jupiter has moons and the moon has craters  
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Cesare Beccaria   capital punishment and torture should be abolished  
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Voltaire   freedom of religion and speech should be promoted  
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John Locke   people have natural rights of life, liberty and property  
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Baron de Montesquieu   executive, legislative, and judicial branches should be separated  
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