Chapter 21 Flashcards
Religion of Phillip of Spain
Catholic
Domenikos Theotokopoulos was commonly called _____
El Greco
Author of Don Quixote de la Mancha
Cervantes
This was imported from Spain’s American colonies and caused extreme inflation in Spain’s homeland
Silver
This Spanish colony rebelled from Spanish Catholic rule and developed its own prosperous economy
Netherlands
This Dutch artist painted many wealthy middle-class merchant portraits
Rembrandt
Absolute monarchs believed they received their power directly from God as a _______
Divine right
As Europe’s monarchs gained power over their dominions, _____ lost power over the people
Church
The Huguenots were protestants in this country
France
The edict of Nantes allowed for religious _______ throughout France
Toleration
Cardinal _____ controlled France until the Bourbon monarchy produced a strong ruler
Richelieu
This idea meant that nothing could ever be known for certain and led to constant questioning of all doctrine
Skepticism
Most powerful of all French kings in the 1600s
Louis XIV
Colbert believed in _____ and attempted to make France self-sufficient
Mercantilism
This was the Royal Palace of France in the 1700s
Versailles
This was the title of Louis XIV
Sun king
This European royal family gained power over Spain after the War of Spanish Succession
Hapsburgs
This led to the downfall of France’s greatness following Louis XIV’s rule
Debt
Long religious conflict in central Europe in the 1600s (three words)
Thirty years war
The peace of ______ ended the Thirty Years War in central Europe
Westphalia
Center of Hapsburg rule in Europe
Austria
Frederick the Great was the leader of this European power
Prussia
Leading aristocracy of Prussia
Junkers
Great European war that became a world war in the mid 1700s involving colonies in India, West Indies, and even North America
Seven years war
Russian landowning nobles
Boyers
Russian leading family in the 1600s, 1700s, and 1800s
Romanov
Adjusted Russian focus toward European monarchies
Peter
Great new Russian city on the Baltic Sea
St. Petersburg
English king executed for refusing Parliament and Puritan reforms
Charles I
Puritan leader who ruled England in the middle 1600s
Cromwell
English law-making body
Parliament
Part of English law that required sheriffs to ‘produce the body’ of an accused for trial
Habeas corpus
This limited the monarch’s power in England in 1689
Bill of rights
English governmental officials representing the major party in Parliament including prime minister
Cabinet