England – Revolution & Rule
The Stuart rulers of England justified their authority with this belief.
What is Divine Right
Louis XIV built this lavish palace to showcase wealth and control the nobility.
What is Versailles
Peter the Great attempted to westernize this group of nobles by either forcing them to shave their beards or taxing them to keep it
Who are the Boyars
The economic theory that trade and production exist to strengthen the state.
What is Mercantalism
The Glorious Revolution created this new political system.
What is a Constitutional Monarchy
This 1688 event replaced James II with William and Mary, establishing a constitutional monarchy.
Louis XIV’s finance minister who implemented mercantilism.
Who is Jean Baptiste Colbert
This Western monarch most inspired Peter the Great’s reforms.
Who is Louis XIV
The Dutch East India Company primarily traded in this commodity.
What is Spices
The English philosopher who defended absolute rule in Leviathan.
Who is Thomas Hobbes
Oliver Cromwell’s "Commonwealth" republican government was actually this form of rule.
What is a Military Dictatorship
This uprising of nobles during Louis XIV’s youth taught him to distrust them.
What is the Fronde?
St. Petersburg, was given this nickname due to Peter taking influence from Amsterdam, Paris, and London
What is the Window to the West
This nation dominated early modern global trade through joint-stock companies.
Who are the Dutch
His Second Treatise of Civil Government defended natural rights and representative rule.
Who is John Locke
This conflict forced Charles I to call Parliament to raise funds.
What is the Scottish Rebellion or the Bishops' War
According to the Duc de Saint-Simon, Louis chose ministers for this reason rather than ability.
What is Obidence/Loyalty and/or Flattery
Peter’s new system which made service to the state depend on merit, rather than birth
What is the Table of Ranks
Despite economic decline, the Dutch remained dominant in this sector.
What is Banking
The Dutch saw tension between the oligarchical Estates General and this noble ruling family
This was an act passed by Parliament that tried to prohibit the king from taxing without Parliament’s consent, imprisoning without cause, and quartering troops in peacetime.
What is the Petition of Right (1628)
Louis XIV’s suppression of the Jansenists violated this French Church tradition of independence from Rome.
What are the Gallican Liberties?
The victory of Russia in this war and the subsequent Treaty of Nystead gave Russia access to a warm water port in the Baltic
What is the Great Northern War
The Peace of Utrecht placed this Bourbon ruler on the Spanish throne.
Who is Philip V of Spain (Louis XIV’s grandson)
This act saw Constitutionalism hinder Poland as it gave too much power to any single representative
What is Liberum Veto