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Louis XIV Part I
Louis XIV Part II
Hapsburgs and Hohenzollerns
Ivan the Terrible!
Peter the Great
100
This event made Louis XIV extremely distrustful of the French aristocracy.
What is The Fronde?
100
During Louis XIV's rule, the French army is considered the ___________ on the continent.
What is "the strongest"?
100
This woman is often seen as the Hapsburg that presided over the family's expansion of power.
Who is Maria Theresa?
100
This is the name of the nobles in Russia.
What are the Boyars?
100
Peter the Great was "turned on" to the West due to strolls through Moscow's ____________ district.
What is German
200
This was built in order to exemplify French power and keep the aristocrats in line.
What is Versailles?
200
Louis practiced this "fine art"
What is ballet?
200
This is the name of the major "enlightened despot" of Prussia.
Who is Frederick the Great?
200
The name of the beautiful and unique cathedral constructed under Ivan's rule in Moscow.
What is St. Basil?
200
Peter taxed this personal style choice
What are "beards"
300
This man was appointed as an economic advisor by Louis XIV, and he was extremely influential in creating a strong, mercantilist economy in France.
Who is Jean-Baptiste Colbert?
300
As France's power grew under Louis XIV, this alliance of other European powers came together in opposition
What is the League of Augsburg?
300
This is the name of the nobles in Prussia.
What are the Junkers?
300
This wife was likely poisoned by the boyars, causing Ivan to launch a paranoid streak of violence.
What is Anastasia
300
Peter was responsible for creating this warm weather port in Russia
What is St. Petersburg?
400
A series of these kept the aristocrats, often near prisoners of Versailles, in line.
What are social customs and honors?
400
This treaty ended the War of Spanish Succession, and limited Bourbon power on the continent.
What is the Treaty of Utrecht?
400
This war expanded Prussia's territory
What is the War of Austrian Succession?
400
Ivan creates this institution that affected peasants in Russia, which didn't end until the 19th century.
What is serfdom?
400
Peter put this state church under government control.
What is the Orthodox Church?
500
This religious move by Louis XIV would have bad economic ramifications.
What is the revocation of the Edict of Nantes?
500
Louis's major regret on his deathbed
What is war
500
This War resulted in an expansion of British rule overseas
What is the Seven Years War?
500
The period of uncertainty after Ivan's death?
What is the Time of Troubles?
500
Peter introduced this crop.
What are potatoes?