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Chapter 19 Sections 3 and 4
Central Europeand Absolutism/The English Monarcy
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10th Grade
02/14/2008

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Maria Theresa
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inherited Austria and other Habsburg lands upon her father's death in 1740
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statements made by Charles VI before his death urging European leaders to allow Maria Theresa to inherit Habsburg lands
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Pragmatic Sanction
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Great Elector
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One of the greatest Hohenzollern rulers Frederick William
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 ruler who did not like the French

            ended much of his father's lavish spendings

 used money to make Prussia stronger

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Frederick William I
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Frederick the Great
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became the king of Prussia in 1740

was highly intellegent and worked to expand the territory and prestige of Prussia

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Diplomatic Revolution
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a major "reversal of alliances" that occured after the war of the Austrian Succession
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the rivalries of the Diplomatic Revolution led to this war which lasted from 1756-1763
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The Seven Years War
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gentry
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landowners that had social positions but no titles
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merchants and professional people from towns and cities
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burgesses
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Bloody Mary
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known to be a rutheless ruler in her aim to destroy the Angilican Church (had mroe than 300 people burned at the steak)
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Elizabeth I
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Mary I's Protestant half-sister

used the monarchy and Parliament to prevent conflict and promote Protestantism

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Mary Queen of Scots
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the Queen of Scotland who (with Phillip II ruler of Spain) plotted the assasination of Elizabeth I and was beheaded

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the fleet of 130 ships launched from Spain towards England
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The Spanish Armada
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people who objected the Angilican church who wanted to further "purify" the new church even more
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Puritans
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James I
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became king of England in 1603

strong supporter of the Anglican Church

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