Chapter 15 Flashcards
Peace of Westphalia
The treaty that ended the Thirty Years Wars and the large scale religious violence in Europe.
Fronde
Violent uprisings during the early reign of Louis XIV because of high taxation and royal control.
mercantilism
A system of economic regulations aimed at increasing state power.
Peace of Utrecht
A series of treaties, from 1713 to 1715 that ended the War of Spanish Succession, and marked the rise of the British Empire
Junkers
The nobility of Brandenburg and Prussia. Allies with Frederick William in the consolidation of the Prussian state.
boyars
Highest ranking in Russian Nobility
Cossacks
Free groups and outlaw armies originally comprised of runaway peasants.
sultan
The ruler of the Ottoman Empire
janissary corps
The core of the sultans army, It became a volunteer force in 1683.
millet system
A system used by the Ottomans where subjects were divided into religious communities where each millet enjoying autonomous self-government.
constitutionalism
Constitutionalism is a political philosophy based on the idea that government authority is derived from the people and should be limited by a constitution that clearly expresses what the government can and can’t do.
republicanism
A form of government where there is no monarch and power rests in the people, excised through electing representatives
Puritans
Members of a 16/17th century reform of the church of England, wishing to remove roman catholic elements
Protectorate
The English military dictatorship under Oliver Cromwell in 1653-1658
Test Act
A law that stripped Puritans, Catholics, and other dissenters of there right to vote, preach, assemble, hold public office, or attend universities.
