Chapter 18 Vocab

Question 1

HERETIC

Answer 1

one who does not conform to established doctrine

Question 2

INFLATION

Answer 2

a rapid increase in prices

Question 3

ARMADA

Answer 3

a fleet of warships

Question 4

DIVINE RIGHT OF KINGS

Answer 4

the belief that the king gets his power from God and not from his subjects

Question 5

PURITANS

Answer 5

English Protestants who believed that the Church of England needed further reform and sought to simplify and regulate forms of worship

Question 6

CAVALIERS

Answer 6

supporters of King Charles I in the English Civil War

Question 7

ROUNDHEADS

Answer 7

supporters of the Parliament in the English Civil War

Question 8

NATURAL RIGHTS

Answer 8

rights with which all humans are born, including the rights to life, liberty, and property

Question 9

ABSOLUTISM

Answer 9

a political system in which a ruler holds total power

Question 10

BOYAR

Answer 10

a Russian noble

Question 11

CZAR

Answer 11

Russian for caesar; the title used by Russian emperors

Question 12

MANNERISM

Answer 12

an artistic movement that emerged in Italy in the 1520s and 1530s; it marked the end of the Renaissance by breaking down the principles of balance, harmony, and moderation

Question 13

BAROQUE

Answer 13

an artistic style of the seventeenth century characterized by complex forms, bold ornamentation, and contrasting elements