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the belief that a monarch's authority comes directly from God
What is divine right (of kings)?
100
French Protestants whose rights were protected by Henry IV
What are Huguenots?
100
severe depopulation of Europe, especially the German-speaking areas, came about because of this event.
What is the Thirty Years' War?
100
Jean Baptiste Colber helped to make this the wealthiest state in Europe by imposing mercantilist policies to bolster the economy.
What is France?
100
soldiers for hire
What are mercenaries?
200
division of Poland among Austria, Russia, and Prussia
What is partition?
200
English Protestants who differed with the Church of England
What are dissenters?
200
The passage of this bill stated that the English monarch could not interfere in Parliament's debates.
What is the English Bill of Rights of 1689?
200
By 1750, two countries were fighting for control of the German-speaking territories. One was Austria. The other was this.
What is Prussia?
200
high-ranking government leaders who advise the head of state
What is cabinet?
300
German princes who chose the Holy Roman Emperor
What are electors?
300
Master of Spanish style of painting who happened to be Greek
Who is El Greco?
300
The partition of Poland resulted in this Russian Queen claiming eastern Poland for Russia.
Who is Catherine the Great?
300
Peter the Great waged war against the Ottoman Empire to gain warm water ports on this sea (he failed).
What is the Black Sea?
400
landowning Russian nobles under Peter the Great
What are boyars?
400
Spanish king whose goal was defending the Catholic Reformation
Who is Philip II?
400
During this period, Levellers demanded that all English citizens have a voice in government.
What is the English Commonwealth period?
400
This empire led by Charles V was greatly threatened by the Ottoman advance into Europe
What is the Holy Roman Empire?
400
This group consisted of dissenters who wanted to get rid of Catholic practices in the Church of England.
What are puritans?
500
royal officials who carried out the policies of Louis XIV
What are intendants?
500
Parliament executed this king's chief ministers, sparking a civil war in England
Who is Charles I?
500
The departure of this group of people from France in the 1680s did serious damage to the French economy.
What is the Huguenots?
500
Peter the Great defeated this country to gain the territory on the Baltic Sea, where he built St. Petersburg.
What is Sweden?
500
This ruler appointed officials from the middle class to check the power of the nobles and Church
Who is Louis XIV?