Absolute Monarch Flashcards

(18 cards)

1
Q

Spanish Amanda

A

England defeats Spain

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2
Q

El Greco

A

Spanish Painter

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3
Q

Cervantes

A

Spanish Writer

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4
Q

Absolute Monarch

A

political belief that one ruler should hold all of the power

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5
Q

Skepticism

A

attitude of doubt toward accepted ideas

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6
Q

Louis XIV

A

The Sun King

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7
Q

Mercantilism

A

prevent wealth from leaving the country

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8
Q

Treaty that ended the “30 years war”

A

Peace of Westphalia

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9
Q

Empress of Austria

A

Maria Theresa

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10
Q

The first to use the title “czar”

A

Ivan the Terrible

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11
Q

Czar (tsar)

A

Caesar

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12
Q

Noble families in Russia

A

Boyars

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13
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Noble families in Prussia

A

Junkers

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14
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Great Northern War

A

War between Russia and Sweden

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15
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Cavaliers

A

Supporters of the king

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16
Q

Round-heads

A

Supporters of Parliament

17
Q

Habeas corpus

A

cannot be kept in prison indefinitely

18
Q

Constitutional monarchy

A

Legal limits placed on royal power