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Who was Philip II?
Ruler of the Spanish empire that circled the globe.
What is the Edict of Nantes?
The fact that Huguenots could live in peace in France and set up their own houses of worship in some cities.
What is the Thirty Years' War?
It was a conflict over religion and territory and for power among European ruling family. The war can be divided into two main phases which are Hapsburg triumphs, and the phase of Hapsburg defeats.
Who was Peter the Great?
Ruler of Russia that was one of their greatest reformers.
What is an absolute monarchy?
Kings or queens that held all of the power within their states boundaries.
Who was Cardinal Richelie?
He was the ruler of France and also was a hard working leader or one of the head people of the Catholic Church in France.
Who was Maria Theresa?
She was a person that people would recognize Charles VI eldest daughter as the heir to all his Hapsburg territories.
What is westernization?
Using western Europe as a model for change.
What is divine right?
The idea that god created the monarchy and that the monarch acted as gods representative on Earth.
What is skepticis?
Is the idea that nothing can be known for certain. They expressed an attitude of doubt toward the churches.
Who was Frederick the Great?
He had a lot of trauma growing up and tried to run away one day and then got caught so his father made him watch a beheading. Then once he became the ruler he believed that a king should be like a father to his people.
What is the Seven Years War?
A war fought in Europe, India, and North America that lasted from 1756 to 1763.
Who was Louis XIV?
He was the French ruler and began his reign when he was only four. He also became the the powerful king of his time.
Who was Ivan the Terrible?
He came to the throne in 1533 when he was only three years old. He had a bad period of his reign and a good period.
What is intendant?
They were government agents who got their power increased.
What are boyars?
They were Russian landowing nobles that controlled young Ivan the Terrible.