absolutism & constitutionalism
who was the ruler of france / sun king
king louis xiv
what 4 areas were super popular to expand to
asia, asian islands, north and south america, central america, caribbean
what's deism
god exists, doesn't do much
how did the thirty-years war end (little about it)
treaty of westphalia (rulers determind religion, shift towards independance)
who did power shift from rule under mediaeval feudalism
monarchs
what's mercantilism
dictator-style government
what did colombus go looking for and "found" on his first voyage
china
what was the main innovation in early enlightment & what did they lead to
tools for farming = unemployment = urbanization = industrial revolution (consumers) = capitalism
what's the english bill of right
a list of rules in the government
who was william of orange's wife
mary (of orange 🍊)
what's the point / main goal of absolutism
limiting the people (nobles / rich) so they don't overthrow the government
what were two advanced societies around this time
aztecs, incas, china
what was the innovation in high enlightment & what helped it
philosophes
encyclopedia, printing press
what's capitalism
economy run by money and resources
what were the three courts in france
state, finance, dispatch
what was the big english economic change
they used rivers to transport and trade got bigger (markets began)
what did places use people for africa for
slavery
what was the main thing that happened in late enlightment & what did it lead to
13 colonies became 🇺🇸
many other countries (france etc.) did the same
what was the benefit of people bringing new foods to new places + examples
boosted population from calories, started new crops in good soil spots
potatoes, corn, sugar cane etc.
what was france's palace called
versialles
what did james i, charles i, william of orange, and charles ii do for england
james i: started taxes
charles i: rules during civil war
william of orange: worked with the government to rule
charles ii: brought back catholicism
what was the company that expanded so much around the indian ocean
east india company (british)
which part do people mean when they say "the englightment"
high
why did the church and france ban the encyclopedia
they didn't want people to get their own ideas (they did anyways)
who was the ruler of england after charles i