Enlightenment
Thinkers of the Enlightenment were known as _____________.
What is philosophers?
Inter-Regnum means this.
What is the time between the kings?
They had the "Short," "Long," "Addled," etc.
What was Parliament?
Said "I am the state".
Who was King Louis XIV?
This monarch struggled greatly in working with Parliament to raise funds for his kingdom.
Who was King Charles I?
This writer of the American Declaration included ideas from Montesquieu.
Who is Jefferson?
Led the Roundheads during the English Civil War.
Oliver Cromwell
Ultimately led to the ___________ of parliamentary power and ___________ of monarch's power.
What is "increase" and "decrease"?
The system of government where the ruler holds complete power.
What is Absolutism (Absolute Monarchy)?
He ruled both England and Scotland after Elizabeth I's death.
Who was James I/James VI?
Promoted religious tolerance; believed religion and government should be separate.
Who is Voltaire?
Cromwell's title during the Inter-Regnum.
Who was Lord Protector?
The nicknames of the two opposing groups in the English Civil War.
Who are the Cavaliers & Roundheads?
Kings get their power from God AND only have to answer to God.
What is "the Divine Right of Kings"?
This ruler moved the capital of Russia from Moscow to St. Petersburg.
Who was Peter the Great?
Believed government should be balanced by separating the powers into 3 branches.
Who is Montesquieu?
The first ruler of England's Restoration.
Who was King Charles II?
This document guaranteed freedom from arbitrary arrest, billeting of troops, martial law, and non-parliamentary taxation.
What is the Magna Carta?
He increased the size and grandeur of the Palace of Versailles.
Who is Louis XIV (14)?
King Charles I was tried for treason and was then __________.
What is beheaded?
In this writing, Rousseau wrote about the agreement of government and the people as well as that democracy is the best form of government.
What is The Social Contract.
The protestant group who attempted to purify the corruption of the Catholic Church in England and the Church of England (Anglican).
Who were the Puritans?
Charles attempted to raise money by instituting this tax.
What is the (inland) ship tax?
Peter's main goal for Russia.
What is "westernization"?
William and Mary of Orange peacefully took over the throne.
What is the Glorious Revolution?