Absolutism
Issued by Henry IV it is regarded as being the first example of absolutism in France
The Edict of Nantes
Empire of central Europe in that was an empire in name only following the Thirty Year's War
The Holy Roman Empire
The most powerful monarch in French history
Louis XIV
The geocentric view of the universe was based upon the work of which Greek philosopher
Aristotle
Best known and most influential of the 'philosophes'. An advocate for free speech and religious toleration
Voltaire
Maria Theresa took power from what traditional institution in Austria?
Catholic Church
Responsible for the modernization of Russia
Peter the Great
Became Chief Minister of France in 1624. Worked to consolidate the power of Louis XIII
Cardinal Richelieu
Fundamentally changed science with the publication of his 'Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica' in 1687
Sir Isaac Newton
Creator of the 'Encyclopedia'.
Sought to bring together the most current and enlightened thinking about science, mathematics, technology, art, politics and government
Denis Diderot
Proclaimed England a Commonwealth and led the Rump Parliament
Cromwell
Fredrick allowed freedom of religion but had censorship and conscription in Prussia, a prime example of
Enlightened Despotism
Appointed as finance minister by Louis XIV
Jean-Baptiste Colbert
Groundbreaking work by Nicholas Copernicus in which he first challenged the geocentric view of the universe
'On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Bodies'
The idea of God as an 'absent cosmic watchmaker'
Deism
Designed to further curb the political power of the nobles. Royally appointed officials replaced traditional feudal lords in the administration of France's provinces.
The Intendant System.
Traditional nobility of Russia
The Boyars
Most costly and politically devastating war under the Sun King
War of Spanish Succession
Advocated the Inductive method of scientific experimentation. Argued that the process of controlled experimentation would lead to the formulation of universal principles and scientific laws.
Sir Francis Bacon
Massively influential work by Baron de Montesquieu in which he proposes a new form of government based around the separation of power.
'The Spirit of the Laws'
The secret police of Peter the Great which checked the power of the nobles and common people alike
The Cheka
Family that forged their dispersed territories of Brandenburg and Prussia into one of Europe's great powers
Hohenzollern
In order to fulfill his dream of One King, One Law, One Faith what did Louis XIV do in 1685?
Revoked the Edict of Nantes
Founded in 1660, the first official organization promoting the development and investigation of science
The Royal Society
Rousseau's 'The Social Contract', one of the most influential books in European political theory, states that ultimate power rests not with a monarch or ruler but where?
The General Will of the community as a whole