WOLRD HISTORY FINAL Flashcards
What is absolutism
a political system in which one ruler or leader has complete power and authority over a country and people.
what is nationalism and nation states
The old feudal times gave way and strong independant nation states with centralized government started.
what is divine right
The concept that their authority to rule came directly from God.
what was the ageof enlightenment
An age where peope develped new ideas about government and basic human rights. While scientists and mathematicians developed laws about natural phenomena like the law of gravity. People use human reasoning tp find out stuff.
what is secularism
he principle of separation of the state from religious institutions.
what is globalization
he process by which businesses or other organizations develop international influence or start operating on an international scale.
what is mercantilism
based on the idea that a nation’s wealth and power were best served by increasing exports and limiting imports.
what was the scientific revolutoion
The scientific revolution, which emphasized systematic experimentation as the most valid research method, resulted in developments in mathematics, physics, astronomy, biology, and chemistry. These developments transformed the views of society about nature.
hapsburg empire short history
IT was ruled by charles the first who later changed to charles the fifth. The hapsburg empire included german stated of the holy roman epmire and the dutch netherlands. But the hapsburg empire was too scattered for him to rule so he divided it. Leaving hapsburg in central europe to his bro ferdianad.
Philip the 2 and spanish armada
Phillip the second was the king of spain. His biggest opp was queen elizabeth the first. She encouraged english captians known as sea dogs to raid spanish ships. PHillip got mad and made a armade which is a spanish fleet and they spun the block on the opps but got destroyed.
louis the 14 centralizes power.
HE spent many hours attending to gov affairs. He followed Richelieu. He expanded bureaucracy and appointed intendants, royal officials who collected taxes recruited soldiers and carried out his policies in the provinces. UNder him the french army became the strongest in europe. They had 300,000 soldiers he used them to enforce policies at home and abroad.
legacy of louis the 14
He ruled france for 72 years far longer than any other monarch. During that time france set the stanard for manners and customs in europe. HE made france the strongest state in europe in foreign and domestic affairs.
medieval thought vs the enlightenment thoguht 1
authroity of church and traditions. Secularism and realism.
medievel vs enlightenment 2
feudalism, and individual rights
medieval vs enlightment 3
superstition vs science
medieval enlightenment 4
divine right and liberalism and republicanism
medeiaval vs enlightenment 5
focus on the afterlife vs focus on earthly happiness
what are natural laws
we can use reason to understand the world
what were salons
place to spread and talk about enlightenment ideas
who were some enlightenment thinkers
john locke, montesquie, voltair, rosseu,wallstonecraft