World History Chapter 16 Flashcards

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