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100
This chief minister of Louis XIII laid the foundation of an absolute monarchy in France .
Who is Richelieu?
100
This treaty ended the 30 Years War.
What is the Treaty of Westphalia
100
In Renaissance Italy, it was described as a secular view of man and nature.
What is humanism?
100
A Swiss Reformer, whose church was based in Zurich
Who is Zwingli?
100

The Russian strategy that forced Napoleon's army to retreat in 1812.

What is the "scorched earth policy?

200

This war occurred to after an English monarch refused to call parliament.

What is the English Civil War?

200
This series of wars led to the ascendancy of the Tudors in England.
What is the Wars of the Roses
200
In the years following the Napoleonic Wars, these British workers were known for smashing industrial machinery and farm equipment.
Who are the Luddites?
200
During the holy sacrament, the bread and wine literally become the blood and body of Christ.
What is Transubstantiation?
200
This economic system, dominant in early modern Europe, held that the prosperity of a nation depended on a large supply of gold and silver.
What is Mercantilism?
300
In 1890, this Hohenzollern emperor of Germany "dropped the pilot,” ie, fired Otto von Bismarck.
Who is Wilhelm/William II?
300
The Thirty Years' War was significant in: a) developing a more modern state system b) aiding in the breakup of the Holy Roman Empire c) moving the focus of wealth from central to western Europe d) promoting greater religious diversity e) all of the above
e) all of the above
300
This philosophical movement believed that God created the universe, but acted as an absentee landlord in its day-to-day maintenance.
What is Deism?
300
This meeting was called during the Catholic Reformation in response to the Protestant Reformation.
What is the Council of Trent?
300
*DAILY DOUBLE!* This system, formulated by Napoleon I, called for the boycotting of all British goods.
What is the Continental System?
400
This political adviser to Louis XIV worked as minister of finance to strengthen France's economy and influence overseas.
Who is Colbert?
400
The Hundred Years' War settled the question of...
Whether England was to retain possessions in France?
400

He said... "Tyranny is the exercise of power beyond right, which nobody can have a right to; and this is making use of the power any one has in his hands, not for the good of those who are under it, but for his own separate advantage."

Who is John Locke?

400
In 1572, Catherine de' Medici and her son Charles IX had 2000 Huguenots killed at this event.
What is the Saint Bartholomews Day Massacre?
400
This British group of the 1830s and 1840s called for universal male suffrage.
Who are the Chartists?
500
This enlightened despot composed music, encouraged farmers to grow tobacco and said he would build a mosque for Muslims.
Who is Frederick the Great (II)?
500
Napoleon Bonparte first gained political power in France during this fourth phase of the French Revolution.
What is the Consulate?
500

Author of "Leviathan" and defender of absolutist monarchy.

Who is Thomas Hobbes?

500
This provided a legal basis for the existence of Lutheranism in the Holy Roman Empire.
What is the Peace of Augsburg (1555)?
500
He came to power in the Revolutions of 1848 in France.
Who is Louis Napoleon?