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Chapter 16/17 Vocab Flashcards

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Define Republicanism

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A form of government; Not a monarch. The power lies in the people through electing representatives.

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Define Sovereignty

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A King’s rule; Kings were legislators

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Define Popular Revolts

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Revolts by the people

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Define Popular

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Popular=People

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Define Intendants

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High ranking officials and administrators

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Define Millet

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Millet=Nation

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Define Millet System

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An Ottoman system that divided subjects into self-governed communities

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Define Fronde

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A series of revolts caused by growing royal control and increased taxation under Louis XIV

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Define Junkers

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The nobility of Brandenburg and Prussia

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Define Mercantilism

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A system of economic regulations intended to increase a countries power

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Define Protectorate

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The Military dictatorship deployed by Oliver Cromwell in England

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Define French Classicism

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The literature,music, and art of France under Louis XIV’s reign

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Define stadholder

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The executive officers of the Netherlands. The stadholders were often princes of orange

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Define Peace of Utrecht

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Occurred from 1713-1715. They were a series of treaties that ended the War of Spanish Succession and limited French expansion

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Define Cossacks

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Free groups and outlaws comprised of peasants living on the Russian border

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Define Constitutionalism

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A form of government where power is limited by laws

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Define Janissary Corps

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The core of the Sultan’s army. The army was comprised of non-Muslim slave conscripts.

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Define Puritans

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Members of the Catholic Church who sought to reform the ways of the Church during the 16th and 17th century

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Define boyars

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The highest ranking member of Russian nobility

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Define sultan

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The ruler of the Ottoman Empire who owned all agricultural land. He was served by an army

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