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46313097The FrondeFrench noble revolt against Mazarin
46313098Hohenzollern Familyelectors of Brandenburg and Prussia
46313099Jacobitessupporters of james and his son in England 15th and 45th rebellions
46313100DirectoryFrench Republic after the Revolution
46313101LevellersEnglish Revolution supported extremist faction that supported universal male suffrage
46313102JesuitsIgnatius Loyola founder of the militant crusader for the pope. they also had spiritual excercises
46313103Pragmatic Sanction1713 Charles VI said to regard Habsburg territories indivisible and inheritable by only a special line of heirs (to assure continuation of Austrian empire to Maria Theresa
46313104Mississippi BubbleFrance was medieval and irresponsible. Mississippi co. created by John law and the shareholders sell and break the market because of fake inflation
46313105South Sea BubbleGreat Britain has debt because of poor tax collecting. the stockholder sell shares and create fake inflation bubble pops but they recover better than France
463131067 Years WarFrederick II attacks countries territories such as North America and India 1756-1763 (leaves France in debt) ends with Treaty of Paris
46313107Treaty of Paris1763 French ceded colonies and England come out with colonial control also Prussia keeps Silesia Austria and Prussia remain major powers
46313108War of the Spanish Successionto maintain the balance of power after Charles II will grants Louis's XIV's grandson the Spanish empire. Ends with the treaty of Utrecht
46313109Treaty of UtrechtPhilip V (grandson) is recognized ad king of spain but Spain and France were never to be united. maintains the balance of power and GB gets huge gains
46313110Maria Theresaruled the Habsburg empire under the Pragmatic sanction and preserves the Habsburg state
46313111War of Austrain successionbegins because of the violation of the pragmatic sanction by Frederick's invasion of Silesia results in treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle where Silesia belongs to Prussia
46313112Spanish Inquistionest. by Ferdinand and Isabella to keep the Reformation out of Spain. converted Jews and Muslims. and created a unified Catholic religion
46313113Catherine de Medicicontrolled 3 sons who were all French kings. St. Bartholomew's day massacre killed Protestants and fought to maintain Catholic dominance in France
46313114Middle Agesmade up of feudalism, monarchs, and the church
46313115new monarchsstrongest lords who began to assert their control over vast territories which evolved into modern states. influenced all aspect of society. early evidence of absolutism
46313116100 years warfought by Great Britain and France
46313117Moriscos15th century Muslim influence on Spain
46313118feudalisma political and military system based on the holding of land, with an emphasis on local protection, gov. and self sufficiency. needed bc of constant warfare which resulted in the stagnation of European society
46313119Erasmuswrote In Praise of Folly and was a christian humanist with northern renaissance concept used satire to draw attention to problems with the Catholic church
46313120Humanismmovement in Renaissance italy to study the classical texts of ancient Greece and Rome which leads to the studies of the humanities or human condition
46313121civic humanismPetrarch in Florence used education for public good
46313122Petrach"father of humanism"
46313123Martin Luther95 theses and the Diet of Worms and the idea of "faith alone" conservative not happy about the German peasants revolt wrote Against the Murdering and Thieving Peasants against Tetzel's indulgences. 2 sacraments and no transubstantiation. leader of the Reformation
46313124John Knoxtakes Calvinism to Scotland and it become Presbyterianism which leads to the major German peasant revolt
46313125Henry VIIIestablishes himself and future English monarchs as the head of the Chruch of England (Act of Supremacy)
4631312630 years war1618- 1648 climax of period of religious strife in Europe. 4 phases Gustavus Adolphus involved in Swedish phase, fought mostly within the HRE resulting in the decimation of German society. French abandon religious ideals to rival the Habsburgs (Richelieu) and with the peace of Westphalia and begins because of the war of Austrain Succession
46313127Peace of Westphalialeaves Germany fragmented or the dissolution of the HRE and includes Calvinists in the renewed peace of augsburg
46313128Louis XIVultimate absolute monarch: creates Versailles as symbol of power over the nobility, revoked the Edict of Nantes, competed w the Habsburgs
46313129Richelieuduring reign of Louis XIII he gained control of French affairs and layed the groundwork for absolutism in France which now enters the modern age
46313130Glorious Revolution1688 james II is overthrown and limitations are placed on the monarchy through the English Bill of Rights. William and Mary take over
46313131Stuartsbelieved in Divine right and lavish style are reinstated with James
46313132Torieswant James in power
46313133Whigswant anyone but James
46313134Loyalists/Cavalierssupport the king or charles during the civil war
46313135Roundheads/Puritanssupport Cromwell
46313136James Ithe first stuart monarch problems: didn't get along with Parliament, had high taxes, and religious issues
463131373 empires of the 17th centuryHRE, Republic of Poland, and the Ottoman Empire
463131383 great powers in the 18th centuryRussia, Prussia, and Austria
46313139Scientific Revolutionwhen religion and nature become divided int he minds of many intellectuals in the 17th century
46313140Renee Descartesdeductive method and said "I think therefore I am" invented geometry
46313141Francis Baconinductive method and wrote the "Great Renewal" but didn't understand the role of mathematics
46313142Lockeemphasis on natural thought, wrote 2 treatises on civil gov., said people were rational and learn from experience, and scientific empiricism
46313143FuggersGerman successful entrepreneural family
46313144commercial revolutioneconomic system brought about bc of new worldwide trading opportunities and resulted from captitalism
46313145Edict of Nantes1598 grants toleration for Huguenots by Henry IV
46313146Act of Union1707 formed union of GB and Scotland
46313147opening of the Atlanticallowed for European conquest, mercantilism, and the slave trade
46313148Revocation of the Edict of Nantes1685 by Louis XIV
46313149Defeat of the Spanish Armada1588 marks the end of Spain's golden age with Philip II
46313150Gutenburginvents the printing press and printed the first Bible in Europe 1455-56
46313151Cottage Industriesalso known as the domestic industries in England guilds against them
46313152English Poor Lawwhen GB forced people to work and relieved destitution
46313153MossacioItalian humanist during the quattrocentro
46313154ghibertisculptor of the Renaissance
46313155Donatellocreated the Bronze David during the Renaissance
46313156War of the Rosesin Great Britian won by the Tudors
46313157Charles IIleft will starting the war of Spanish Succession gave territories to Louis XIV's grandson
46313158Spain's Golden Agethe time of Philip II's rule when there is: increase in pop., increase in riches from the New World and ends w the defeat of the Spanish Armada
46313159Thomas PittBritish East India Co. entrepreneur
46313160Boccacioflorentine humanist who wrote Decomeron in Italian
46313161Brunelleschicreated the first dome during the Renaissance
46313162Thomas Morenorthern humanist who wrote Utopia
46313163Robert WalpoleGB prime minister who wanted peace
46313164Adam Smithwrote the Wealth of Nations and created laissez-faire gov. economist
46313165SpinozaJewish enlightenment writer who also beleived in pantheism or the only thing that exists is God and his books for prohibited
46313166Colberteconomist for Louis XVI
46313167Castiglionewrote the Courtier (book about manners)
46313168Raphaelpainted the School of Athens, Renaissance
46313169Leonardo Da Vincithe Renaissance man also painted the Mona Lisa also the Last Supper
46313170Charles VHRE Catholicized Germany, sacked Rome, ended Italian Renaissance, called for M. Luther's Diet of Worms, and created the Peace of Augsburg although originally against Protestanism
46313171Abbe SieyesWho is the 3rd Estate everthing!
46313172William PittGB against the French revolution
46313173Thomas HobbesScientific Revolution- said that human nature was brutal and corrupt and was for absolutist government wrote the Leviathan
46313174Frederick William the Great Electorformed Prussia into a modern state by creating a strong militant state and acquiring Silesia
46313175Magellancircumnavigated the globe
46313176Bishop Bossuettheorist created divine right
46313177Rousseauphilosophe who wrote the Social Contract and believed in the State of Nature
46313178Machiavellibelieved in a strong ruler and wrote the Prince
46313179enlightened despotismabsolutism justified by the benefit of the the country
46313180natural lawdistinguishes right from wrong
46313181Liberty, Equality, and Fraternitysaying for the French Revolution
46313182CopernicusHeliocentric model of the universe
46313183Ptolemy and Aristotleold authority before the scientific revolution had geocentric theory that everything revolved around the earth
46313184Galileobuilt the telescope and found the laws of terrestrial motion and that the heavenly bodies were the same as Earth
46313185Keplarfound elliptical orbit and laws of planetary motion
46313186putting out systemdomestic system as well said people working in own home employed as wage earners
46313187Newton3 laws of motion, gravity, and calculus
46313188Pugachevleads largest uprising of serfs ever in Russia during the rule of Catherine the Great
46313189secularismagainst church
46313190Renaissancemeans rebirth, modern time, and high culture all focused in Italy
46313191Northern Renaissancefocuses more on religious morality and reform not secular
46313192Republic of Virtuwhat Robespierre wanted for France in which each citizen actively participates in government
46313193Wittenburguniversity and city where Luther launched the Protestant Reformation
46313194henry VIIfirst King of the Tudors
46313195Genevamodel Christian society created by Calvin
46323311treaty of aix la chapelleends the war of austrian succession prussia gets silesia
46323312medici familyruled Florence not because of royal blood but because of wealth from banking
46323313Calvincalvinism believed in predestination
46323314george iiiking during american revolution, had to deal with parliaments during atlantic revolution, had faction known as "the King's friends" and bureaus
46323315The Princewritten by machiavelli, suggests a strong ruler, as a result of the italian disunity
46323316alexander itsar of Russia and enlightened despot
46323317fall of bastillewhen the prison holding those committing political crimes is taken over during the French revolution
46323318thermidorian reactionafter the death of robespierre, bourgeois= victors of the revolution, terror subsides, convention and jacobins disassemble
46323319herbertistsextreme revolutionaries during the french revolution
46323320dantonistsfriends of robespierre although he later guillotines them because they are too moderate
46323321romanov familyrussia begins with michael romanov
46323322junkersthe lords of prussia
46323323committee of public safetybecomes the emergency government during the revolution, basically a dictatorship, levee en masse= first military draft
46323324sans-culottesmade up of the parisians extremist faction in convention that united with the mountain
46323325great fearwhen the peasants were afraid the nobility was assembling an army of brigands against them; declare an end to feudalism
46323326estates generalancient french institution of government made up of the first, second, and third estates
46323327ciompi revoltspeasants rebel in florence italy
46323328protestant windwhat they call the defeat of the spanish armada by elizabeth and great britain

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