Lesson 14 Flashcards

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Huguenots

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French Protestants during persecution against French Catholics

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Puritans

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English Protestants who were very serious about religion - strict laws.
* Every Christian should be able to read the Bible,
* encourage education
*encourage marriage based on love.
Lost their fame after Crownwells death.

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Versailles

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They built the palace of Versailles outside of Paris, spent millions to create a place, and organized ceremonies to demonstrate the importance of nobles. Ruled for 72 years

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James I

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Cousin to Queen Elizabeth l and ruled like an absolute monarchy. He didnt ask Parliament for the money he wanted.

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5
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Levee

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A formal assembly where nobles competed for honor for helping King Loius XIV get dressed

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Charles I

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King of England: Actions of dissolving the Parliament led to the English Civil War, Led to execution.

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7
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Divine Right

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Belief that ruler authority comes directly from God

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8
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Oliver Cromwell

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Leader of the roundheads, who supported the parliament and ran a military dictatorhsip form of goverment.

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Parliament

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The law-making body of English government (English Congress)

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10
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The monarchy

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A Government ruled by a king or queen

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Absolute Monarchy

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Ruler has complete authority; parliament there but has no real power

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12
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The English Bill of Rights

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Insured the superiority of parliament over the monarchy, abolished excessive fines and cruel unjust punishments, and affirmed principle of habitus corpus.

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13
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Glorious Revolution

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The overthrow of James ll by the parliament because they feared he would bring back the Roman Catholic Church

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14
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Restoration

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Respected parliament and became way less strict (When King Charles ll became king)

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