Chapter 17 vocab

Question 1

King Philip believed it was his job to defend the Catholic Reformation and that he ruled by ______

Answer 1

devine right

Question 2

morning ritual during which nobles would wait upon King Louis XIV

Answer 2

levee

Question 3

To avoid fighting, Catherine the Great, Frederick the Great and Emperor Joseph II agreed to ______ Poland.

Answer 3

partition

Question 4

The Holy Roman emperor was chosen by _____

Answer 4

electors

Question 5

The Thirty Year War was fought by the country’s armies and also by _______.

Answer 5

mercenaries

Question 6

one of seven German princes who would choose the Holy Roman emperor

Answer 6

elector

Question 7

belief that a ruler’s authority comes directly from God

Answer 7

divine right

Question 8

landowning noble in Russia under the czars

Answer 8

boyar

Question 9

ruler with complete authority over the government and lives of the people he or she governs

Answer 9

absolute monarch

Question 10

government in which a constitution or legislative body limits the monarch’s powers

Answer 10

limited monarchy

Question 11

To help the Spanish defeat the English, King Philip created an ______ that sailed to England.

Answer 11

armada

Question 12

The Dutch and English joined together to fight against Louis XIV to maintain the ______

Answer 12

balance of power

Question 13

After the Glorious Revolution, the monarch’s powers were limited in the ______ government.

Answer 13

limited monarchy

Question 14

port that is free of ice all year

Answer 14

warm-water port

Question 15

So no person could be held in jail without being charged with a crime, Parliament passed the Bill of Rights which included _______.

Answer 15

habeas corpus

Question 16

Protestant whose views and opinions differed with those of the Church of England

Answer 16

dissenter

Question 17

Due to the war, famine and disease there was a _______ in the German states

Answer 17

depopulation

Question 18

adoption of western ideas, technology and culture

Answer 18

westernization

Question 19

King Louis strengthened his power by appointing _____ to help carry out his policies.

Answer 19

intendants

Question 20

divide

Answer 20

partition

Question 21

To strengthen his armies, Peter forced the ____ to leave their land and serve in the military.

Answer 21

boyars

Question 22

distribution of military and economic power that prevents any one nation from becoming too strong

Answer 22

balance of power

Question 23

fleet of ships

Answer 23

armada

Question 24

Louis XIV had ceremonies emphasizing his importance each day that began with the _____

Answer 24

levee

Question 25

James I had many arguments with Parliament and ____ whose views differed from the Church of England.

Answer 25

dissenters

Question 26

official appointed by French King Louis XIV to govern the provinces, collect taxes and recruit soldiers

Answer 26

intendant

Question 27

soldier serving in a foreign army for pay

Answer 27

mercenary

Question 28

King Charles V gave Spain, the Netherlands and southern Italy to his son Philip who reigned as an \_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Answer 28

absolute monarch

Question 29

After Peter returned from the West, he created a policy of _____ that all Russians were forced to follow.

Answer 29

westernization

Question 30

To enable Russia to trade with the West all year long, Peter attacked the Ottoman Empire to take control of their \_\_\_\_\_

Answer 30

warm-water port

Question 31

principle that a person cannot be held in prison without first being charged with a specific crime

Answer 31

habeas corpus

Question 32

reduction in population

Answer 32

depopulation