first page Flashcards
1
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Louis XIV
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known as sun king
2
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Intendants
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government agents who collect taxes
3
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thirty years war
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won by hapsburbs
4
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least dependent on labor serfs
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nations of western europe
5
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Maria Theresa
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under mother Theresa, Austria’s greatest enemy was Prussia
6
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Frederick II
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king of prussia
7
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war of Austrian succession
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fought over lands that belong to Maria Theresa
8
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seven years war
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resulted in no exchange of territories
9
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Ivan the terrible 1st
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dealt with enemies by sending secret police force
10
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Ivan the terrible 2nd
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took the title czar
11
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boyars
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russia land owning nobles
12
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Peter the great and the west
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learned about western customs
13
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Peter the great and serfs
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serfs were essential part of Russian economy
14
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st. petersburg
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site for trade because of waterways
15
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nicolaus copernicus
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proposed the sun centered theory
