4335507379 | Catherine the Great | Had her husband murdered so that she could come to power in Russia *Serfs became like slaves under her rule* | ![]() | 0 |
4335514181 | Peter the Great | Went to Europe and got a job to learn modern ways so that he could modernize Russia | ![]() | 1 |
4335521416 | Frederick II (the Great) | Leader of Prussia | ![]() | 2 |
4336801008 | Oliver Cromwell | *leader of a new government "Commonwealth"* after English Civil War | 3 | |
4336816663 | Louis XIV | ruled as an *absolute monarch* *used intendants to rule parts of his empire* These men were responsible for collecting taxes, recruiting soldiers, and carrying out the king's policies. | 4 | |
4336878844 | Philip II | inherited Spain and all of its possessions from his father, Charles V Ordered his Armada to attack England | 5 | |
4336885949 | What country invaded Austrian lands after the death of Charles VI? | Prussia | 6 | |
4336890780 | Stuart Restoration | When parliament asked Charles II to come back to England to rule after the death of Oliver Cromwell | 7 | |
4336895744 | Pragmatic Sanction | A document that was signed by countries of Europe to make sure that Charles VI's daughter would be allowed to rule after he died | 8 | |
4336911332 | Glorious Revolution | When parliament invited *William and Mary to come to England to rule* A limited monarchy would be set after this | ![]() | 9 |
4336916694 | Thirty Years' War | Started as a religious war but ended as something else. | 10 | |
4336919452 | Peace of Westphalia | Ended the Thirty Years' War | ![]() | 11 |
4336921416 | English Bill of Rights | explained the rights of Parliament vs. the rights of the king | 12 | |
4336928766 | What were the two sides of the English Civil War? | 1) Cavaliers 2) Roundheads | 13 | |
4336937751 | What did Charles V do when he realized that the empire was too difficult for one person to rule? | He divided his empire between his son and brother | 14 | |
4336942865 | Henry IV | converted to Catholicism so that he could be king of France Created Edict of Nantes to protect rights of Huguenots | 15 | |
4336988930 | What were some reasons why the Spanish Empire declined during and after the reign of Philip II? | 1) The defeat of the Armada by England 2) Kicking Jews and Muslims out of Spain | 16 | |
4337019996 | Cardinal Richelieu | *regent* (minister that administered a country if the ruler is too young or gone) *strengthened power for future French kings to be absolute monarchs* | 17 | |
4337132266 | balance of power | the idea of preventing one country from becoming powerful enough to dominate the rest of Europe | ![]() | 18 |
4337138381 | Stuart Dynasty | This *dynasty began* when *Elizabeth I died without any children* includes James I, Charles I, Charles II, and James II | 19 | |
4337141177 | Divine Right | *idea that the right to rule comes from God* James I thought he had divine power to rule and so he had problems with Parliament | ![]() | 20 |
4337166531 | Petition of Right | document that said the king could not raise taxes without permission from Parliament | ![]() | 21 |
4337442388 | Maria Theresa | survived the War of Austrian Succession by gong to Hungary for help, who helped to maintain a balance of power | 22 | |
4337446867 | Hohenzollerns | royal family of Prussia | 23 | |
4337452150 | Stuarts | royal family of England | 24 | |
4337454573 | Tudors | royal family of England | 25 |
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