Important People
French absolutist ruler
Louis XIV
30 years war; a war on religious differences
1618-1648
What is absolutionism?
gathered all power under their personal control.
Known for his military
Fredrick "Soldier King"
What is the difference between eastern and western absolutist foundations?
As western Europe moved toward a free peasantry and commercial agriculture, serfdom was codified in the east, where nobles continued to dominate economic life on large estates.
Advisor of Louis XIV; declared war on Spain during the 30 years war
Cardinal Richelieu
Peace of Augsburg; allowed princes to set religion in their provence
1555
What are junkers?
Prussian Nobility
Aided the holy roman emperor
Fredrick I/III
what is the name of the revolution destroyed the idea of divine-right monarchy by dividing sovereignty between Parliament and the king, who ruled with the consent of the governed.
Glorious Revolution
Swedish King
King Gustavus Adolphus
How long did "Long parliament" sit for during Charles I reign
Hint: in the 1600's
1640-1660
What is the Edict of Nantes?
Granted Calvinists to practice religion in certain French towns.
Worked to unify the Prussian state
Fredrick "Great Elector"
What type of government has no monarch and power rests in the hands of the people through elected representatives
Republicanism
proclaimed a commonwealth, or republican government, known as the Protectorate (1653-1658), in which legislative power theoretically rested in the surviving members of Parliament and the executive power in a council of state.
Oliver Cromwell
When did the Glorious Revolution take place?
Redeeming point: Explain the glorious revolution
1688-1689
What is the Peace of Westphalia?
marked the effective end of the medieval ideal of universal Christendom, accelerated the decline of the Holy Roman Empire by granting princes, bishops, and other local leaders control over religion.
convinced the Junkers to accept royal taxation to fund the army in exchange for authority over the serfs.
Fredrick "Great Elector"
what form of government was used by the Ottoman Turks?
no monarch and power rests in the hands of the people through elected representatives
Made a cabinet system where leading ministers support the majority of the house of commons
Robert Walpole
How long did the French Phase Last for?
1635-1648
What is the Baroque style of painting?
-intensely emotional, exuberant art
-focused on appealing to the senses and souls of ordinary churchgoers, while proclaiming the power of the RCC
Established Prussian absolutism
Fredrick "Soldier King"
Who wrote "Second Treatise of Civil Government"?