Sir Robert Boyle
He was the fourteenth child of Richard Boyle, the first Earl of Cork.
Who is Robert Boyle?
This agreement gave each German prince the right to choose the religion for his territory.
What is the Peace of Augsburg?
This term refers to the belief that kings receive their authority from God.
What is the divine right of kings?
The early Russian state developed around this city.
What is Moscow?
This king insisted on the divine right of kings and resisted Parliament.
Who is Charles I?
Boyle joined this intellectual group in the mid-1650s
What is the Oxford Club?
This powerful Catholic family ruled the Holy Roman Empire.
Who are the Habsburgs?
The most successful absolute monarch of France.
Who is Louis XIV?
Russian monarchs were known by this title.
What are czars?
This leader of Parliament’s forces later ruled as Lord Protector.
Who is Oliver Cromwell?
Boyle discovered this gas-related scientific law.
What is Boyle’s Law?
Gustavus Adolphus won this major battle before dying in combat.
What is the Battle of Lutzen?
Louis XIV forced nobles to live at this location so he could limit their power.
What is Versailles?
This ruler led the westernization of Russia.
Who is Peter the Great?
This event removed James II from power without bloodshed.
What is the Glorious Revolution?
According to Boyle’s Law, the volume of a gas is inversely proportional to this.
What is pressure?
This treaty ended the Thirty Years’ War.
What is the Peace of Westphalia?
This French Protestant group lost their freedoms under Louis XIV.
Who were the Huguenots?
Peter established this new city to serve as a “window to the West.”
What is St. Petersburg?
William and Mary agreed to sign this foundational document limiting royal power.
What is the English Bill of Rights?
Boyle was a devoted Christian who objected to scientists placing this above God.
What is human reason?
The Thirty Years’ War was the last major European war fought over this issue.
What is religion?
The Hohenzollerns ruled this German power known for its strong army.
What is Brandenburg-Prussia?
Peter forced nobles and peasants alike into this required service.
What is government service or state service?
This official body of advisers helped the monarch run government departments.
What is the cabinet?