Netherlands
France
HRE (Germany)
Spain
England
Russia
Central and Eastern Europe
100
This leader led the Netherlands against the Spanish in the Dutch Revolt.
William of Orange
100
The French government developed into this form of government in the latter half of the 17th/early 18th century
Absolute monarchy
100
This became the center of Calvinism within the Holy Roman Empire
Heidelberg
100
Spain relied on riches from this region to bolster its supremacy
New World
100
England developed into this form of government in the latter half of the 17th/early 18th century
Parliamentary monarchy
100
Russia borders this state to the East, which it often came into conflict with.
Poland and Lithuania
100
The Habsburg dynasty began to rule outside Germany in this country in the 17th and 18th centuries
Austria
200
The Netherlands served as a refuge for these people.
Jewish People
200
Also known as the Sun King
Louis XIV
200
This event pictured below initiated the Thirty Years War
the Thirty Years War
Defenestration of Prague
200
This was a Spanish sack of the city of Antwerp in which thousands of people were killed
Spanish Fury (1576)
200
This English King maintained the Anglican episcopacy, causing some Puritans to leave for the New World. He also made peace with Spain and relaxed penal laws against Catholics, causing some to doubt his commitment to Protestantism.
James I
200
This person was the first tsar of Russia, who reconquered land from the Tatars
Ivan the Terrible
200
This ruling family became prominent within Prussia, a state that formed in the northwestern HRE.
Hohenzollerns
300
This Netherlands organization connected the economy of the Netherlands to southeast Asia.
Dutch East India Company
300
This was Louis XIII advisor who helped move against the Huguenots and weaken the power of the French nobility
Cardinal Richelieu
300
This region was heavily Calvinist in the Holy Roman Empire
Palatinate
300
Spain is predominately this religion
Roman Catholic
300
These are created new custom duties created by James I in order to raise money without Parliaments approval.
Impositions
300
This was Russia's on seaport at one time, on the White Sea in the North
Arkhangelsk
300
This ruler united Prussia under one central ruling authority, created a modern state, built an army and a bureaucracy.
Frederick William
400
The Netherlands, for the most part, had this form of government.
Republic (i.e. Dutch Republic)
400
This huge palace was constructed by Louis XIV to house thousands of important nobles, royal officials, and servants.
Palace of Versailles
400
Maximilian, duke of Bavaria formed this to counter the Calvinist regions in the HRE
Catholic League
400
Spanish King who wished to subdue the Netherlands under his control
Phillip II
400
This group did not believe in many elements of the Anglican church, and wanted to get rid of many practices related to Roman Catholicism. For example, they believed in ridding the wearing of priestly garments.
The Puritans
400
A period of famine, plague, and fighting against the foreign powers in Russia. The population declined by 1/3
Time of Troubles
400
First King of Prussia, grew the army
Frederick I
500
This religious group dominated the Netherlands
Calvinist or Reformed
500
Louis XIV believed he ruled by this, meaning he ruled by God's establishing him as monarch.
Divine Right or Divine Right of Kings
500
As a result of this, the Netherlands gained independence from Spain, Sweden gained control of the Baltic, and France was acknowledged as the preeminent western power
Treaty of Westphalia
500
Fleet of Spanish ships intended to overthrow and conquer Protestant England
Spanish Armada (1588)
500
This Parliamentary order required that the King Charles I could not levy taxes, quarter troops, or imprison someone without cause without the approval of Parliament
Petition of Right
500
This ruling family ruled Russia for 300 years
The Romanovs
500
This country lacked any central authority, and never really grew to prominence in the 17th and 18th centuries
Poland
600
This group led raids and pirated Spanish ships during the Dutch revolt
sea baggers
600
In the Galligan Liberties, France grew in independence from this institution
Church from the Vatican in Rome
600
The nobility within Prussia
Junkers
600
This was was fought as the result of the death of Charles II, the last of the Spanish Habsburgs, to determine whether would go to the House of Bourbon or the House of Habsburg
War of the Spanish Succession
600
This English King had an on and off relationship with Parliament, calling it when he needed it for funds for war against Scotland (Short Parliament), then disbanding it, then calling it again once the English were defeated at the Battle of Newburn against the Scottish
Charles I (Son of James I)
600
This Russian leader transformed 80% of the peasants in Russia into serfs (slaves)
Aleksei
600
This civilization conquered the Byzantine city of Constantinople in 1453
Ottoman Empire
700
The Netherlands received support from this country in the Dutch revolt against the Spanish
England
700
A rebellion of the French nobles against the rule of Cardinal Mazarin
The Fronde
700
The Holy Roman Empire contains these three major religious groups
Lutheran, Calvinist, Catholic
700
Signed in response to the massacre of people at Antwerp, united Northern Protestant provinces and southern Roman Catholic provinces against Spain
Pacification of Ghent
700
In the English Civil War, this group supported the King and his army, while this group supported Parliament and its' army.
Cavaliers and Roundheads (created by the Militia Ordinance passed in the House of Commons.)
700
Russia gained the areas in red from which country?
Kingdom of Sweden
700
This ruling family dominated Austria for hundreds of years
Habsburgs
800
United Northern and Southern Netherlands against Spanish mercenaries
Pacification of Ghent
800
One of Louis XIV most famous sayings
"I am the State"
800
The bloodiest of the religious wars of the 17th century
Thirty Years War
800
Largest naval battle between Spain and the Holy League against the Ottoman Empire. Ottoman defeat
Battle of Lepanto (1571)
800
This person abolished the monarchy, the House of Lords, and the Anglican Church after leading his army to victory against the Cavaliers.
Oliver Cromwell
800
The war between Russia and Sweden
The Great Northern War
900
Period of the Netherlands being economically and politically prosperous, late 1500s till late 1600s
Dutch Golden Age
900
Group of French Protestants
Huguenots
900
These two ascend to power following the Glorious Revolution
William and Mary
900
This city established by Russia's most beloved ruler established Russia as a main power in the Baltic region.
St. Petersburg (1712)
1000
This Roman Catholic group opposed the teachings of the Jesuits, but was also similar to Calvinism
Jansenists
1000
Charles II passed this law suspending all laws against Catholics and non-Anglican Protestants
Declaration of Indulgence
1000
This intended to draw the nobles in Russia into military service.
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