Religious Wars and European State Consolidation Flashcards
First treaty in HRE that stated the ruler of the land would determine its religion
Peace of Augsburg
Nation that dominated continental Europe starting in the early 1600s
FRANCE
Violent act in France that led to Protestant Resistance Theory
St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre
Art and architecture with lots of deep colors and ornamentation, associated with the Roman Catholic Church
Baroque
Long-lasting religious war in the HRE and beyond, led to killing 1/3 of Germanic population
Thirty Years’ War
Incredibly valuable Dutch crop, contributing to its “golden age.”
tulips
The king and queen of England brought in during the “Glorious Revolution”
William and Mary
Ruler of Russia who tried to modernize, westernize, and increase the absolute power of the monarch
Peter the Great
Ruler of France know as the “Sun King.”
Louis the XIV
Leader of the British Parliament during the English Civil War
Oliver Cromwell
In the English Civil War, those that fought on the side of the Parliament/Protestants
Roundheads
An large area of central Europe with religious pluralism after the Treaty of Westphalia
Holy Roman Empire
The economic practice that helped fund French absolutism
mercantilism
A key to Russian economic growth, which Peter the Great obtained through warfare
warm water ports
The French style of government in the late 1600s
absolute monarchy