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Vocabulary I
People I
Miscellaneous I
People II
Miscellaneous II
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A ruler who has complete authority over government and the lives of the people
Absoute Monarch
100

Author of Don Quixote 

Miguel de Cervantes
100
Ruler of Russia who carried out social and economic reforms to modernize the country
Peter the Great
100
Leader of the Roundheads in the English Civil War
Oliver Cromwell
100
Parliament challenged the absolute power of 
The Stuart Kings
200
A distribution of military and economic power that prevents any one nation from dominating 
Balance of Power
200
First woman to rule the Hapsburg lands
Maria Theresa
200
Queen of England who encouraged sea captains to plunder Spanish treasure ships
Elizabeth I
200
French King who built a palace at Versailles 
Louis XIV
200
Germany was divided into many small states as a result of 
The thirty years war
300
Principal stating that a person cannot be held in prison without being charged with a crime.
Habeas Corpus 
300
Empress of Russia who began state-supported education for boys and girls
Catherine the Great
300
France was torn apart by wars between Catholics and this other religious group
Huguenots
300
King of Prussia who used the army to strengthen the nation's power
Frederick the Great
300
He forced Russians to accept social reforms that would make their culture more like Western Europeans
Peter the Great
400
Government in which a constitution or legislative body limits the monarch's power
Limited Monarchy
400
French cardinal who strengthened the central government by destroying the power of the nobles
Richelieu
400
Religious toleration was granted to Huguenots in this 
Edict of Nantes
400
French actor-playwright who produced comedies that made fun of french society
Moliere
400
He was best known for his portraits of Spanish nobles
El Greco
500
The belief that authority to rule comes directly from God
Divine right to rule
500
First Stuart king of England 
James I
500
This country disappeared from the map in 1795 as a result of actions taken by Russia, Austria, and Prussia
Poland
500
King of Spain who advanced Catholic Power throughout the world 
Philip II
500
He made French styles of art, culture and manners the standard for Europe
Louis XIV