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100
France's strong economy was created by the mercantilistic policies of.
Who is Jean-Baptiste Colbert
100
After his victory in 1709 at Poltava, Peter the Great built this new, Western-style city on the Baltic.
What is St. Petersburg?
100
Oliver Cromwell's Protectorate was ultimately this
What is a military dictatorship?
100
They were Prussian nobles who reluctantly worked with Frederick William to consolidate the Prussian state.
Who were the Junkers?
100
This change accompanied the growth of commercial agriculture in Eastern Europe between 1500 and 1650.
What is the consolidation of serfdom?
200
Louis XIV selected his counselors (advisors) from these groups.
What is the newly ennobled or upper middle class?
200
This was the consequence of Prince Francis Rakoczy's rebellion for Habsburg rule
What is Hungary never fully integrated into a centralized, absolute Habsburg state?
200
This was the primary cause of the English Glorious Revolution
What is the fear of the establishment of Catholic absolutism by James II?
200
One of the largest rebellions in seventeenth-century Russia was that led by this man
Who is Stenka Razin?
200
This is where political power was held in the Dutch Republic?
Who are stadtholders and his royal courtiers?
300
This was a series of civil war in France that ended with Louis XIV rising to power.
What is the Fronde?
300
This event marked a turning point in European History that ended large-scale armed conflicts over religious faith.
What is the Peace of Westphalia?
300
This English political philosopher believed that the power of the ruler is absolute and prevented civil war.
Who is Thomas Hobbes?
300
Frederick William the Great Elector of Prussia gave the Junkers this when he persuaded them to accept taxation without consent in order to fund the army.
What is Frederick confirming the Junkers' priviledges, including their authority over the serfs?
300
In music, the baroque style reached its culmination in the work of
Who is Johann Sebastian Bach?
400
This Peace treaty granted the Spanish throne to Philip with th agreement that the French and Spanish thrones would not be united.
What is Peace of Utrecht?
400
Within the Ottoman government, this group staffed the top levels of the bureaucracy.
Who are the Janissary corps (the Sultan's slave corps)?
400
This is the limitation of government by a constitution.
What is constitutionalism?
400
This group was able to legitimize their authority as rulers of independent states because they modeled their rule on the Mongol khans.
Who are the princes of Moscow?
400
The Ottomans divided their subjects into these religious communities.
What is millets?
500
This individual increased the power of the centralized French state through his use of intendants, commissioners for each of France's 32 districts.
Who is Cardinal Richelieu?
500
These individuals were originally runaway slaves who chose to live outside of society in Russia.
Who are the Cossacks?
500
This law prevent any Catholics or some Protestants from voting, education, and holding public offices.
What is the Test Act?
500
This group of nobles in Russia were required to serve the tsar.
Who are the Boyars?
500
This form of government places the sovereignty in the hands of people, not the monarch.
What is republicanism?