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Chapter 7 Flashcards

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Puritans

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English Protestants from the 16th & 17th centuries

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Divine right of kings

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The belief that God gave kings their power

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Oliver Cromwell

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The leader of the commonwealth of England. Military genius.

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English bill of rights

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1689, limited the power of the monarch and gave rights to the citizens

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Absolutism

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Th be in complete control

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Hugenots

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French Protestants influenced by John Calvin

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Edict of Nantes

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Recognized Catholicism as France’s official religion but gave Huguenots the right to worship and have political privileges such as holding office.

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Tolerance act of 1689

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Granted puritans but not Catholics the right of free public worship.

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John Locke (US Influence)

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He believed in natural rights supported in the Declaration of Independence

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Witchcraft hysteria

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Magic; most accused were single widowed and over 50. 75% were women.

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Cause of the 30 years war

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Calvinists and Catholics couldn’t get along

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Peter the great (cultural changes in Russia)

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Facial fair, cutting of the coats, national language, and women’s clothing

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Spanish Armada

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A fella if warships sent by phillip the 2nd to incase England. They were not successful.

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Phillip the 2nd

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Greatest supporter of militant Catholicism. Defeated the Turks in 1571. He was a ultra catholic.

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Inflation

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Rising prices

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Czar

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The Russian word for Caesar.

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Ultra catholic

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Someone who is an extreme catholic

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Boyars

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Russian Nobles

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Palace of Versailles

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Louis XIV lived there & built it. Located 13 miles outside of Paris.

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Mannerisms

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Artistic movement the emerged in Italy in the 1520’s & 1530’s; it marked the end of the Renaissance by breaking down the principles of balance harmony and moderation.

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Louis XIV

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Built palace if Versailles known as the sun king

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Baroque

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European art, music, and architecture of the 17th & 18th centuries

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Henrey of Navarre

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Leader of the hugenots

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Witchcraft

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Magic

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Hobbes view of people

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Humans were guided not by reason and moral ideas but by the ruthless struggle for self preservation

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Locke’s view of people

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He believe people were born naturally good

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