Chapter 15: State building

Question 1

Who was Cardinal Richeleau?

Answer 1

Eliminated political and military rights of Huguenots, but kept their religious rights
Caused debt because of war. Taille (tax land and property) increased

Question 2

Who was Cardinal Mazarin?

Answer 2

Came into power after Louis Xlll and Richelieu died. Anne of Austria allowed Marazin to be in charge, Louis only 4.

Question 3

What was the Fronde?

Answer 3

Faced 2 revolts from nobles to limit the monarchy

Question 4

Who was Bishop Bossuet?

Answer 4

Argued power comes from god, king inherited position from god.
Royal power was absolute because it came from god

Question 5

What was the palace of versailles?

Answer 5

Nobles that needed to be around him had to answer him for everything

Question 6

What was the economic position of King Louis XIV reign?

Answer 6

high tariffs on goods coming in. removed tariffs on domestic french products
encouraged people to move to Canada to hunt fur

Question 7

Who was Jean Baptiste Colbert?

Answer 7

finance ministers of king louis xiv and promoted mercantilist policies

Question 8

What was the religious position during Louis XIV reign?

Answer 8

revoked edict of nantes that tolerated the huguenots when he issues edict of fontainbleu
supported cathloic clergy, jesuits

Question 9

What was the War of Spanish succession?

Answer 9

Charles ll king of spain had no legitimate heir, so he willed throne and overseas empore to Philipp(grandson of louis xiv)

Question 10

Why did the economy lead to the decline of spain?

Answer 10

taxation was too strong for spanish people (inflation)

Question 11

How did Charles ll lead to the decline of Spain?

Answer 11

physically weak led to weak position in the world

Question 12

what was the german states?

Answer 12

well governed, but not big in power. developed a lot of universities. most people lived at thesusbstinent level

Question 13

What was the country of Denmark?

Answer 13

A hereditary monarch was established under Christian V
not a really well governed absolute monarchy

Question 14

What was the Italian States?

Answer 14

only place that felt still italian were florence, papal states, and venice. austria would gain most of itsly during 1700 after war of spanish succession

Question 15

Who was Gustavis Adolphis

Answer 15

Sweedish monarch was the lead monarch, but nobility created first estate
killed during 30 year war

Question 16

Who was Charles XII

Answer 16

built up the military in sweeden but involved in too many wars with Poland and denmark and lost land to russia

Question 17

Who was Sultan Suleiman I

Answer 17

ruled ottoman empire military was strong and dedicated, created out of christian boys coverted to muslim faith

Question 18

What was the commercial revolution

Answer 18

england in 1600 great increase in trade and commerce led to greater middle class. willing to pay taxes, but wanted a say in how the money was sent

Question 19

Calvinism in England

Answer 19

calvinist largest percent of people in england

Question 20

What did the Stuarts want?

Answer 20

king, archbishop of canterbury, bishops determined practice anf doctrine

Question 21

What did the puritans want?

Answer 21

chruch members wanted more voice and expressing dissenting views

Question 22

Reign of James I

Answer 22

Divine right of kings: published True Law of Free Monarches. parliament wanted to get rid of pope side of monarchy, James thought presbyterian style politics would ruin monarchy

Question 23

Charles I

Answer 23

england: opposed puritans and affirmed anglican church. In exchange of funds he signs Petition of Rights 1628

Question 24

What was the peition of rights

Answer 24

weaken the monarchy no one be conpelled to pay tax or loan
no one imprisoned without process of law

Question 25

Archbishop of Canterbury

Answer 25

forced english book of prayer onto scottish presbyterian church

Question 26

Who were the cavaliers

Answer 26

aristocrats, nobles, and churches loyal to the king
favored strong monarchy and anglican church with bishops appointed by the king

Question 27

who were the rounheads?

Answer 27

puritans, townspeople, middle class, businessmen, people from presbyterian dominated london
wanted presbyterian monarchy and church governed by elected presbyterian elders

Question 28

What was the long parliament?

Answer 28

charles I called parliament for money to fight scots. parliament executed archbishop and passed laws that limited royal power

Question 29

Who was Oliver Cromwell?

Answer 29

protestant and organized New Model Army. killed king charles i. created commonwealth

Question 30

After Cromwell

Answer 30

brought charles ii back from exile. conflict over king, parliament, and religion
whigs sus of catholics. torries loyal to monarchy

Question 31

William and Mary of Orange

Answer 31

invited to invade and overthrow james ii name of protestsntism

Question 32

English bill of rights

Answer 32

reject divine right authority. placed limit on english monarchy. england became constitutional monarchy controlled by aristocratic oligarchy 1689

Question 33

Agricultural Revolution

Answer 33

people were involved in animal husbandry. selected breeding, livestock production, crop rotation. jethro tull, seed drill, crops in row. iron plow ajd reaping machine

Question 34

Dutch Republics

Answer 34

governed as seven independent provinces. no absolutism, wealthy merchants, urban gentry held political power

Question 35

dutch economy

Answer 35

Amsterdam financial center of europe focused on mercantilism, ship building, and east indies company

Question 36

Dutch Art

Answer 36

baroque, famous artist like Frans Hall, Rembrandt, Jan Vermeer.

painted everday life, dutch realism

Question 37

What was dutch relgious toleration?

Answer 37

calvinism primary relgion. other were tolerated, focus on mercantilism