Unit V New Monarchies Flashcards
What caused the decline of the Dutch?
provincial disunity and commercial decline
Who was the reagent of France after the death of Louis XIV?
Duke of Orleans
The French Parlements had the power to:
recognize or not the legality of a law promulgated by the king
Who resisted the advances of the Turks and Louis XIV and extened Hapsburg holdings over modern Yogoslavia and Romania?
Leopold I
Frederick William the Great Elector created a great army that did not need the say of who?
nobles
Who were the gruards of the Moscow garrison?
the Streltsy
What were two goals of Peter the Great’s internal reforms?
A policy of warfare and a secure warm water port
What was the difference between the Whigs and Tories?
one group had access to public office and royal patronage while the other did not
Did the duke of Orleans (after Louis XIV) expand the power of Parlement?
yes
What did the Table of Ranks accomplish?
It set educational and performance levels for civil servants.
Did the Ottoman Empire have lots of religious division?
Yes
Who issued the Pragmatic Sanction and who did it give rule to?
Charles VI to Maria Theresa
Who was the reagant during Peter’s childhood?
sophia
What did Peter the Great reform the government into (parts)?
- Local - collect taxes, guilds, prices
- Provincial- split into 8 Guberniia
- Central- with advisors
Who was the Russian Dynasty until 1917?
Romanov
