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Chapter 4 17th Century Government, Literature,and Art
Chapter 4 17th century government literature and art
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History
10th Grade
11/08/2009

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What was the most dominant country in Europe after the Thirty Years War?
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France
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Luther did not believe that the scripture...
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And the philosophy of the church were equal.
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During the 16th Century, half of the nobles were Catholics and the other half were what?
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Hugentos.
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In the English Civil War, what English monarch was kicked out?
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James II (Catholic)
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What was the Glorious Revolution?
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Parliament was the power and they nonviolently got rid of James II.
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What did the philosopher Hobbes believe?
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In the state of nature, man was evil and selfish and should have a strong leader.
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What did the philosopher, John Locke say?
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There was a natural contract between people and government.
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What was mercantilism?
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The economic theory: Focus on exports instead of imports.
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What did the Petition of Rights state?
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The king can't tax people without Parliament's consent.
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What did Peter the Great do?
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Westernized Russia and made a Military
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What was the New Model Army?
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The army of parliament during the English Civil War.
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Who was the leader of the New Model Army?
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Oliver Cromwell
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Who was the local official in the Dutch Republic?
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Stadholder
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What did Peter the Great want?
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A friendly port which was the main foreign policy.
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What was the theory of absolutism?
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The king had all of the power and they rule by Divine Right.
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What was Fronde?
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The noble revolts in France that caused French people to look to monarchy for help.
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What two things did Louis XIV do?
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1) Made his nobles focus on trivial things.

2) Dominated his ministers.

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What were the characteristics of Baroque?
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(1575-1630) Dramatic effects to heighten emotions; mix of Renaissance and Reformation; reflects search for power; sponsored by Catholic
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What were the ideas of Montaigne?
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Questioned tradition during the Wars of Religion and told people to be skeptical and think.
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Who was Cervantes?
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Author of Don Quixote.
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What were the characteristics of mannerism?
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(1520-1580) Distorted rules of proportion; shows suffering and anxiety
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