Section 1
What is the Hapsburg Empire
Included the Holy Roman Empire and the Netherlands
Who was Louis XIV
Becomes King at 6 years old and says "I am the state" and is an absolute monarch. Never calls an Estates General meeting.
What is a Puritan
Another kind of Protestant who wanted to purify the practices of the Catholic church. Forced to leave England by James I or be killed
What is an Elector?
A person chosen by the seven Princes of Germany to lead the entire group
Westernization
When Peter the Great tried to bring European influences to Russia to make it more modern
Who was Charles V
The ruler of the Hapsburg Empire
Who where the Huguenots
They were the French Protestants
What is a Limited Monarchy
That the ruler does not have all of the power and that the power is to be sheared between the King and Parliament
Ferdinand
Catholic, Hapsburg king of Bohemia (now it is the Czech Republic)
Autocrat
A person or ruler with complete control equal to an absolute monarch
Who was the Phillip II
Ruler who takes over when Charles V abdicates
Who was Henry IV (France)
A Protestant King who converts to Catholic to rule France. He issues the Edict of Nantes, giving religious freedom to Huguenots
Who was Oliver Cromwell
He was the leader of the "Roundheads" and he leads them to defeat the Cavaliers. They also kill Charles I the current king
Mercenary
A person paid to be a soldier, usually from a different country
boyers
Russian Land-owning nobles
What is divine right
God gives the power to the monarchy
Versailles
A beautiful and expensive palace that Louis XIV built
What is an Oligarchy
A small group of people have all the power
Depopulation
A reduction in population
Peter the Great
Ruler who modernizes Russia and makes the capitol St. Petersburg. Father of the Russian navy
What is an armanda
A fleet of Spanish ships
Balance of power
Keeping the Dutch and the English even with the Spanish and the French
What is the English Bill of Rights
That a king or queen agrees that Parliament is higher over the people. The king or queen can never be Roman Catholic. Power of the Purse belongs to Parliament and that all English people have certain rights: habeas corpus; trial by jury; no more excessive fines or punishments
Maria Theresa
Leader of Hapsburg/ Austria who gets Hungary to support her and hold off Prussia
Catherine the Great
After Peter, she accomplishes getting the Warm-water port and expanding Russian borders.