Europe In Crisis
English Civil War
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This is someone who does not conform to official doctrine.

What is a heretic?

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These two factions were oppositions of the English Civil War.

What is the monarchy and Parliament?

100

Supporters of the king during the English Civil War.

Who were the Cavaliers?

100

Term for Russian Caesar; Russian Emperor

What is a Czar?

100

A fleet of warships.

What is an Armada?

200

This person tried to save Spain and Europe from the Protestants. He believed in militant Catholicism.

Who was King Philip II?

200

This Monarchy followed the Tudor Monarchy after the death of Elizabeth I.

What was the Stuart Monarchy?

200

Supporters of Parliament during the English Civil War.

Who were the Roundheads?

200

This French King believed that he was the "Sun King" and made many enemies and sunk France into debt.

Who was Louis XIV?

200

A rapid increase in prices.

What is inflation?

300

She took the throne of England in 1558 after her sister. She repealed many Catholic laws, and kept a balance of power between Spain and France.

Who was Elizabeth I?

300

This was the leader of Parliament during the English Civil War. He established a military dictatorship.

Who was Oliver Cromwell?

300

This is the belief that God has given power and authority to the king.

What is the Divine Right of Kings?

300

Established an absolute monarchy for Prussia. His son would later become King.

Who is Frederick William the Great?

300

This person was named the King of France in 1589 as the Huguenot political leader. He later decreed the Edict of Nantes.

Who was Henry IV?

400

French Protestants inspired by John Calvin.

Who were the Huguenots?

400

Time period when Parliament brought back Charles II to the throne after the death of Oliver Cromwell.

What was the "Restoration"?

400
A political system in which a ruler holds total power.

What is Absolutism?

400

Czar of Russia that succeeded Ivan the Terrible. He established an absolute monarchy for himself in Russia.

Who was Peter the Great?

400

This person believed that people were born with "natural rights".

Who was John Locke?

500

This person led the Dutch resistance against Philip II?

Who was William the Silent of Orange?

500

Period when William of Orange and his wife Mary overthrew James II without any bloodshed.

What was the Glorious Revolution?

500

Life, Liberty, and Property.

What are the Natural Rights?

500

Controller of general finances for Louis XIV.

Who was Jean Baptiste Colbert?

500

The Peace of Augsburg caused this great war in Europe.

What was the Thirty Years War?

600

This law made by Henry IV, stated that he would convert to Catholicism, making Catholicism the official religion of France, and allowed for religious toleration.

What was the Edict of Nantes?

600

William and Mary would not agree to rule England unless this was signed.

What is the English Bill of Rights?

600

English Protestants inspired by John Calvin.

Who were the Puritans?

600

Royal minister of Louis XIII. He helped to preserve the power of the monarchy.

Who was Cardinal Richelieu?

600

Wrote the book Leviathan, and stated that people would act unruly without an all powerful government.

Who was Thomas Hobbes?

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