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absolutism quiz Flashcards

1
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absolutism

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the monarch reigns with complete power over his subjects
sovereignty of the king over the nation
justification of the divine rights of kings

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2
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what ended in 1610 due to the assassination

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henry IV’s attempt to control the nobility

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3
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who took over for henry IV

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Louis XIII

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4
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who was Louis XIII under the guidance of

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cardinal Richelieu

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5
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what did Louis XIII

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destroyed the novels castles
replaced them in court with professionals
broke the power of the huguenots (autonomy)

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6
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what rebellion broke out in paris

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the fronde

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7
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what was the fronde

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aristocratic rebellion

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who was guiding france when the fronde broke out

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Cardinal mazarin

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9
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when did louis XIV take the throne

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age 5 upon his fathers death

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10
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who did Louis XIV marry

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Maria Theresa of Spain

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what did louis spent his life doing

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making sure that the rebellion thing didn’t happen again

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12
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what was louis XIV taught to do and who was he taught by

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taught to rule strongly by his mother and advisors

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13
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who was the sun king

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Louis XIV

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14
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what was louis XIV “motto”

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i am the state!

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15
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what did louis revoke

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the edict of nantes

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16
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what was the edict of nantes

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granted huguenots substantial rights in a nation that was essentially still Catholic

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17
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how many huguenots fled because of Louis XIV

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200,000

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18
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what did Louis XIV ban

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protestantism

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19
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who was louis finance minister

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Jean Baptiste colbert

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20
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what did jean baptiste colbert do

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reduced the debt of france

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21
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what didn’t jean baptiste colbert do

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tride unsuccesfully to abolish internal tariffs

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22
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what happened to louis’ wars

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wars were expanded to the boundary of france east to the Rhineland (natural boundary)

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23
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what was the army expanded to by Louis

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50,000- 400,00

was the largest in europe at that time

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24
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how many wars were there form 1667-1714

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4 wars

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25
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what did those 4 wars do

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expunged the royal treasury (melting down the royal silver by the end of the third war

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26
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what was the 4th war with louis

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war of spanish succession

27
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what is the treaty of utrect

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series of individual peace treaties

28
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who was Philip of Anjou

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louis grandson

29
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what was agreed in the treaty of utrecht

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that the same rules would never rule both thrones

30
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what were mongols also known as

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tatars

31
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who dominated what until the mid 1400’s

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mongols had dominated russia until the mid 1400’s

32
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why was it known as the golden horde

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their tents were gold in color

33
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in 1480 what did russia gain

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gains indépendance under Ivan II and beings moving east

34
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what is a czar

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russian ruler

35
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who was in power in russia in the 1500’s

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ivan the terrible

36
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what wars was ivan the terrible apart of

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south and east into siberia to gain land from the mongols

poland, lithuania, and sweden (little gained, much lost)

37
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what did ivan order when he was angry

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the death of his own son in a for of rage

38
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what year did ivan die in

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1584

39
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who does ivan leave the kingdom to and why

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a younger, weaker son. did this because he killed the other one when he was mad

40
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what the struggle for power called

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time of troubles

41
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what happens during the time of troubles

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civil war breaks ou t

42
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who was elected czar by the nobles

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michael romanov the grand nephew of Ivan IV

43
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who was ivan’s first wife

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anastasia

44
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how did ivan meet his first wife

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in a virgin parade; she was proud

45
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who were the monasteries

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300 people selected by ivan to fight for him

46
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what did he do to animals

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would torture them like it was nothings

47
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what did ivan suffer from

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bone disease; his spine would shrink

48
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who was by ivans side for a lot of it

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his 15 year old son

49
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what age did ivan die at? how did it happen

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  1. he collapsed while playing chess
50
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what happened when ivan died

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he left everything in chaos; the country was weak and confused and afraid, people didn’t know if it was going to survive

51
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what was the oprichniki

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secret police of ivan

52
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what did the oprichniki dress in

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black

53
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what did the oprichniki ride

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black horses

54
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what were the oprichniki used for

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to terrify people

55
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how many people were in the oprichniki

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300

56
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what did peter the great do

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westernized russia

57
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how did he westernize russia

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dutch shipbuilding
english tax system
returned with artisans and experts
military designs of france and germany

58
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who did peter defeat in 1709

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sweden

59
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what did peter gain access to in 1721

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the baltic sea

60
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who did peter fight to gain the black sea

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the turks

61
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where did st. peter burg create his new capital

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on the baltic sea

62
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what unusual tax did st. peter burg create

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a beard tax

63
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what did st. petersburg alienate

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Russian orthodox church and nobility in his restructuring

64
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what continued under st. petersburg daughter Elizabeth

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reforms, and a german born daughter-in-law Catherine the great

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