The Age of Absolutism
What were the major threats that Charles V faced?
Ottoman invasions, Protestants in the German states, and constant warfare
What type of government was created in England by the Glorious Revolution?
A limited monarchy
What were the results of the Peace of Westphalia (1648)?
France gained new territories.
In 1598, what did the Edict of Nantes helped to ensure ?
Freed the protestants from persecution
Huguenots
French Protestants. The Edict of Nantes (1598) freed them from persecution in France, but when that was revoked in the late 1700s, hundreds of thousands of Huguenots fled to other countries, including America.
boyars
Land owning aristocracy in early Russia.
dissenters
Protestants who differed with the Church of England
El Greco
Spanish painter (born in Greece) remembered for his religious works characterized by elongated human forms and dramatic use of color (1541-1614)
What did Maria Theresa do to strengthen the Hapsburg empire?
appealed for Hungarian military support, got Fredrick out of Sileasia, reorganized the Hapsburg bureaucracy.
divine right
belief that a rulers authority comes directly from god.
What goals did Phillip II want to accomplish for Spain?
defending the reformation, extended spanish influence defeated the ottomans in Greece
What did the departure of the Huguenots do for France in the 1680's?
detrimental to the economy of France
mercenaries
foreign soldiers who fought for money
What were some accomplishments of Catherine the Great?
granted charters to the Boyars, repressed serf rebellions, expanded Russian lands in Poland
intendants
imposed by Louis XIV, they were law officials who collected taxes and administered justice, and were cause of much discontent, "government agents"; took power from nobles and consolidated power of the King
cabinet
persons appointed by a head of state to head executive departments of government and act as official advisers
electors
royal officials who carried out the policies of Louis XIV
partition
the division of Poland among Russia, Prussia, and Austria
The Long Parliament met when Charles I requested funds for?
to fight a scottish rebellion
Why did Peter the Great wage war against the Ottomans?
to gain trade access to the warm water port on the Mediterranean Sea.
