ap world 2 Flashcards

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