Francois Bossuet was a spokesperson for this justification of monarchical rule.
What is "the divine right of kings"?
100
This man- not the tiger- argued in his book "Leviathan" that peoples' evil nature required a firm and strong absolute ruler to keep them in check.
Who is Thomas Hobbes?
100
Monarchies in the Holy Roman Empire, Spain, Austria, and France all had this familial connection.
What is they were all ruled by the Hapsburgs?
100
The economies of the eastern European powers depended heavily on this class of people who were virtually slaves.
What are serfs?
100
Name one of the wars responsible for Louis XIV's financial ruination
What is the War of Austrian Succession OR the War of the League of Augsberg OR the War of Devolution?
200
He was the first French king in the Bourbon and he issued the Edict of Nantes, allowing for religious toleration of the Huguenots.
Who is Henry IV (Henry of Navarre)?
200
John Locke argued that people were born with the right to their lives, their liberty, and their property. These became known as...
What are natural rights?
200
The infusion of specie (gold and silver) from the New World led to a "price revolution" characterized mainly by this, a decline in the value of a nation's currency.
What is inflation?
200
Of the "HOP RAP" powers, the the "RAP" were new and emerging in the 16th and 17th centuries. Name them.
What are RUSSIA, AUSTRIA, and PRUSSIA?
200
Rembrandt van Rijn is a name most closely associated with which style of art?
What is Dutch Realism?
300
Cardinal Richelieu basically ruled France during the reign of Louis XIII, and he committed the French to the Protestant side during this, the last of the European wars of religion.
What is the Thirty Years' War?
300
King James I agreed to a new translation of the Bible; this was his only concession to the demands of this religious sect.
Who are the Puritans?
300
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!
Who is Jean Baptiste Colbert?
300
Of the "HOP RAP" powers in Eastern Europe, the "HOP" are the aging powers. Who were they?
What are the HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE, OTTOMAN EMPIRE, and the kingdom of POLAND?
300
By the early 17th century this small northern European nation had become the greatest economic and commercial power on the continent.
What is the Netherlands (Dutch Republic)?
400
He used "intendants" to help create a firm and uniform administration in France.
Who is Louis XIV?
400
As a consequence of the "Glorious Revolution," this form of government in England was firmly established.
What is constitutional monarchy?
400
Following the Glorious Revolution in England, Parliament, the office of the Prime Minister, and these two political parties came to dominate English politics.
Who are the Tories and the Whigs?
400
Peter the Great's purpose for moving Russia's capital to St. Petersburg was to open this metaphorical portal.
What is a "window to the west"?
400
Spain's Armada was defeated decisively by this English Tudor monarch's navy in 1588.
Who is Elizabeth I?
500
Cardinal Mazarin, who ruled France while Louis was young, had to deal with 2 revolts of the French nobility, collectively known as this.
What is the "Fronde"?
500
The so-called "Rump Parliament" in England took place after this event, which banished from that house all members opposed to trying Charles I for high treason
What is "Pride's Purge"?
500
Louis XIV's dreams of expansionism were thwarted by William of Orange, the Dutch "stadtholder" who later took this title.
What is King of England?
500
Russian nobles were called ___________, while Prussian nobles were called _____________.
What are "Boyars" and "Junkers"?
500
The Treaty of Utrecht (1713), which was a final nail in KLXIV's coffin, came chronologically before the Treaty of Paris (7YW, 1763) and this 1648 treaty that brought an end to the Thirty Years' War.