Unit 3 Flashcards
Why did the Spanish army begin to decline?
- Inflation due to the amount of gold coming in from its colonies
- Nobles weren’t taxed
- N. Spanish Netherlands developed independence in 1579
What did Absolute Monarchs believe in?
The Divine Right
What did Absolutism do in response to the 17th Century Crisis?
Increased the monarchs power and stability
What could Absolute Monarchs do?
- levy taxes
- administer justice
- control foreign policy
- make laws
- control state officials
What did Elizabeth 1 do for England?
- Became leader of Protestant nations of Europe
- Allowed for religious toleration
- Tried to keep Spain and France from becoming to powerful
How did Elizabeth 1 try to keep Spain and France from becoming too powerful?
She supported whichever one would become the weaker nation during the war
What were the three purposes that served at the Royal court Louis established at Versailles?
- King’s household
- Location of the chief officers of state
- A palace where the powerful could find favors and offices for themselves
What were the results of the Thirty Years’ War?
- Weakened Hapsburg states of Spain and Austria
- Strengthened France by adding territory
- German princes were independent of the Holy Roman Empire
- Ended religious wars in Europe
- Introduced new peace settlement process where all participants meet to decide terms of peace
What were the results of the Seven Years’ War?
- France lost the majority of its colonies in N. America to the British
- Britain gained sole control of India
- Great Britain emerged as the worlds greatest colonial power
When did the Romonav family come to power?
1613
How did Peter The Great Westernize Russia?
- Built St. Petersburg as a modern western
- Ordered boyars to give up traditional clothes for western ones
- Advanced education by opening schools
What were some things the Petition of right did?
- NO imprisonment of subjects W/OUT just CAUSE
- NO levying taxes W/OUT PARLIAMENTS CONSENT
What happened during the English Civil War?
- Parliament passed laws to limit royal power
- Charles tried to arrest Parliaments leaders (1402)
- Ended w/Charles 1 being the first monarch execution in public
Where did many Puritans serve?
The House Of Commons
What did the Puritans want in the English Civil War?
The Church of England to be Protestant
