History Exam 10-H Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
a dissenting group | faction |
an individual quialified to vote in an election | elector |
a sudden overthrow of the government | coup d etat |
one of the three into which French society was divided before the revolution | Estate |
obligations of peasants to noble landlords that survived into the modern era | relics of feudalism |
the middle class, including merchants, industrialists, and professional people | bourgeoisie |
"without breeches," members of the Paris Commune who considered themselves ordinary patriots | sans-culottes |
supporters of Parliament during the english Civil War | roundheads |
bloodless revolution bringing William of Orange and Mary to the throne and help pass a Bill of Rights | Glorious Revolution |
King rules according to and with the support of God | divine right |
religious law that established a national church in England and reduced religious conflict | Act of Uniformity |
rising of prices | Inflation |
magic | witchcraft |
a republic | commonwealth |
royalists or those who remained loyal to King Charles | Cavaliers |
Scottish word for assassin; James's opponents | Whigs |
One of England's first political parties; James's supporters | Tory |
document giving the accused more rights by seeing a judge before the trial | habeus corpus |
the belief that God has determined in advance who will be saved and who will be damned | predestination |
declare invalid | annul |
an intellectual movement of the Renaissance based on the study of the humanities, which included grammar, rhetoric, poetry, moral philosophy, and history | Humanism |
a painting done on fresh, wet plsater with water-based paints | fresco |
an artistic style that replaced baroque in the 1730's; it was highly secular, emphasized grace, charm, and gentle action | rococo |
a system in which rulers tried to govern by Enlightenment principles while maintaining their full royal powers | Enlightened Absolutism |
an artistic movement that emerged in Italy in the 1520's and 1530's. It marked the end of the Renaissance by breaking down the principles of balanc, harmony, and moderation | mannerism |
an artistic style of the seventeenth century characterized by complex forms, bold ornaments, and contrasting elements | baroque |
rights with which all humans are supposedly born, including the rights to life, liberty, and property | natural rights |
a political system in which someone holds complete power | absolutism |
Russian for "Caesar," the title used by Russian emperors | czar |
a Russian noble | boyar |
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