Important People
A Tsar of Russia who westernized Russia, took away beards, expanded Russian territory, made Saint Petersburg the capital, divided Russia into 50 provinces, and demanded noble service
Peter the Great
A policy enacted by William and Mary during the Glorious Revolution, where Parliament controls taxation & laws, there are free elections, speech and petition rights protected
English Bill of Rights
Which King caused the civil war by ruling without parliament and imposing illegal taxes?
Charles I
The phrase “l'état c'est moi” means
I am the state
The massacre of outcasts based on religious panic, especially on women
The Witchcraft Craze
A politique in France who began the intendant system which was used to weaken the nobility and increase monarchical power, and reduced Huguenot political power but preserved religious rights
Cardinal Richelieu
Ended the 30 Years War and allowed princes to choose what religion their state practiced (Catholicism/Calvinism)
Peace of Westphalia
Who were the two groups who fought in the English Civil War?
The Royalists vs. Parliament
An economic system which promoted state-controlled industries and colonial power
Mercantilism
A part of the Dutch Golden Age, these people were the main figures in Dutch art
Protestant, middle class, commercial society
The Catholic king, who no one liked, believed in divine right of kings, clashed with Parliament over money & power, alienated Puritans and relied on the Anglican church
A policy enforced by Henry IV, which allowed religious toleration to Huguenots in France, later being revoked by Louis XIV
Edict of Nantes
The Puritan dictator of England after the Civil War, banned Christmas :(, and dissolved Parliament
Oliver Cromwell
The French revolts about parliament resistance and urban unrest against taxes & centralization
The Fronde
A type of art style which the Catholic Church used to renew interest in Catholicism
Baroque
Known as The Sun King, he established an absolute monarchy in France, distracted aristocrats with big parties, and had huge wigs, showing off his ballet legs
Louis XIV
Revoked the edict of Nantes, Huguenots lost the ability to practice Calvinism
Edict of Fontainebleau
A king who led the Restoration movement, bringing back the monarchy and Anglican church and causing conflict between the Whigs and the Tories
Charles II
The four phases of the 30 Years War
Bohemian, Danish, Swedish, and French phases
A highly distorted, spiritual, and unsettling art style which reflected religious anxiety from the Reformation
Mannerism
A part of the Swedish phase of the 3o years war, also known as the Father of modern warfare
Gustavus Adolfus
This policy allowed Philip V to keep the Spanish crown, but France & Spain remained separate, England gained major territories, and it ended the War of the Spanish Succession
Peace of Utrecht
What was the significance of the Glorious Revolution?
It established the Constitutional Monarchy
A treaty from the Holy Roman Empire which ended warfare between German Catholics and Lutherans
Peace of Augsburg
A theatrical piece by Jean-Baptiste Molière which was a satire of social and religious hypocrisy
Tartuffe