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| 276091206 | absolutism | a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) | 0 | |
| 276091207 | divine right | the idea that monarchs are God's representatives on earth and are therefore answerable only to God. | 1 | |
| 276091208 | Cardinal Richelieu | minister of King Louis XVIII, appointed by Marie de Medici , had the real power, wanted to curb power of nobility, 32 generalities, military provinces France was divided into | 2 | |
| 276091209 | Louis XIV | king of France from 1643 to 1715 | 3 | |
| 276091210 | Charles II (England) | (29 May 1630 OS - 6 February 1685) was the King of England, Scotland, and Ireland. His father King Charles I was executed at Whitehall on 30 January 1649, at the climax of the English Civil War. The English Parliament did not proclaim Charles II king at this time, passing instead a statute making such a proclamation unlawful. England entered the period known to history as the English Interregnum or the English Commonwealth and the country was de facto a republic, led by Oliver Cromwell. | 4 | |
| 276091211 | Glorious Revolution | the revolution against James II | 5 | |
| 276091212 | Spanish Armada | the great fleet sent from Spain against England by Philip II in 1588 | 6 | |
| 276091213 | Battle of Lepanto | Turkish sea power was destroyed in 1571 by a league of Christian nations organized by the Pope | 7 | |
| 276091214 | Versailles | a palace built in the 17th century for Louis XIV southwest of Paris near the city of Versailles | 8 | |
| 276091215 | Peter the Great | ruled Russia from 1682 to 1725, wanted closer ties to western europe, modernize and strengthen Russia | 9 | |
| 276091216 | Catherine the Great | Empress of Russia who greatly increased the territory of the empire (1729-1796) | 10 | |
| 276091217 | Elizabeth I | This queen of England chose a religion between the Puritans and Catholics and required her subjects to attend church or face a fine. She also required uniformity and conformity to the Church of England | 11 | |
| 276091218 | mercantilism | an economic system (Europe in 18th C) to increase a nation's wealth by government regulation of all of the nation's commercial interests | 12 | |
| 276091219 | capitalism | an economic system based on private ownership of capital | 13 | |
| 276091220 | slave plantation system | large farms where 20 or more slaves worked; mid 1800s | 14 | |
| 276091221 | indentured servitude | person who agreed to work for a colonial employer for a specified time in exchange for passage to america. | 15 | |
| 276091222 | encomienda system | priviledge given by Spain to Spanish settlers in the Americas which allowed to control the lands and people of a certain territory | 16 | |
| 276091223 | mita system | recruit workers for particularly difficult and dangerous chores that free laborers would not accept | 17 |
