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Chap 16, 17, 18
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Undergraduate 1
12/04/2010

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absolutism
Definition
a rule of monarchial power without any restrictions (including the Church)
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parliamentary monarchy
Definition
a monarchy government (the monarch has limited powers which the constitution sets) still having a parliament
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the Thirty Years War
Definition

-4 phase war in Europe

-caused by Hapsburg efforts to strengthen their rule; resistance of Protestants and Catholics

-led to Peace of Westphalia that ended the war

-Conflicts of religious faiths ended

-Most destructive event to central Europe prior to twentieth century

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Emperor Charles V
Definition

-Ruled Holy Roman Empire, Spain, Austrian Hapsburg, and all of Spain's land in the New World

-abdicated in 1556

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King Phillip II of Spain
Definition

-House of Habsburg, married to Mary I

-conflict between him and Mary I led to the sending of the Spanish Armada to England

-ruled one of the world's largest empires

-under his rule, large number of explorations around the world

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Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden
Definition

-Founder/King of Sweden

-established military supremecy

-helped determine political/religious balance in Europe

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"Whose the region, his the religion"
Definition
-the religion of the ruler dictated the religion of the ruled land/peoples
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the Spanish Hapsburgs
Definition

-the world's greatest power for over a century

-hapsburg dynasty ruled major branch of Spain for over a century

-controlled vast amounts of land

-became dangerously inbred

-primary champions of catholicism

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Austrian Hapsburg
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Treaty of Westphalia
Definition

-ended the Thirty Years' War

-led to religious toleration

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Emperor Ferdinand II
Definition

-member of House of Hapsburg

-Holy Roman Emperor, King of Bohemia, King of Hungary

-His catholicism led Bohemian nobles to rebel, causing Thirty Years' War

-rule coincided with Thirty Years' War

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pragmatic sanction
Definition
-an edict issued by Emperor Charles VI to ensure that the Austrian throne and Habsburg lands could be inherited by a daughter
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Maria Theresa 
Definition

-only female ruler in the House of Hapsburg

-last of the House of Hapsburg

-gained power through pragmatic sanction

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Hohenzollern of Prussia: Elector of Bradenburg
Definition

-Frederick William I

-Believed in Calvinism

-Great military and political skill

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junkers
Definition
Prussian nobles
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War of the Austrian Succession
Definition

-Between Prussia and Austria

-War over Maria Theresa's eligibility to succeed the throne of Hapsburg (because she was a woman)

-Austria supported by Great Britain and Dutch Republic

-France and Prussia allied by Electorate of Bavaria

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Seven Years War
Definition

-first global conflict

-hostility still simmering between Prussia and Austria over War of Austrian Succession

-Also in the America's with French and Indian War

-Britain became greatest colonial power

-Prussia became greatest European power

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Stuart Dynasty of England and Scotland
Definition
Royal family in Scotland which then became royal in England
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Absolutism
Definition
A form of government in which sovereignty is vested in a single person, the king or queen; monarchs in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries based their authority on the theory of the divine right of kings—i.e., that they had received their authority from God and were responsible only to Him.
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Puritans
Definition

-significant grouping of English Protestants in 16th and 17th centuries

-Members of a eighteenth-century reform movement within the Church of England that advocated “purifying” it of Roman Catholic elements, such as bishops, elaborate ceremonial, and the wedding ring.

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James I
Definition

-King of Scots as James VI, then became King of England as James I

-scholarly and well educated

-believed that monarch's had a "divine right" and were responsible only to God

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Charles I
Definition

-Son of James I

-Ruled without Parliament, had no Army

-levied unfair taxes

-eventually tried and executed for high treason

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The Civil War
Definition

-English war between Parliament and the Royals

-Stemmed from Charles I and his "divine right" ideas

-led to execution of Charles I, exile of Charles II, got rid of English Monarchy and replaced it with Commonwealth of England

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Oliver Cromwell and the Protectorate
Definition

-military leader

-helped turn england into a republic commonwealth

-became Lord Protector of England

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The Godly Republic
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Archbishop William Laud
Definition

-Archbishop of Canterbury

-Opposed radical forms of Puritism

-^that and his support of Charles I led to his beheading in the English Civil War

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Book of Common Prayer
Definition
common title for group of prayer books used in Church of England
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Restoration of Monarchy
Definition

-Restored under Charles II after war of Three kingdoms

-Both houses of Parliament were restored

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the Test Act
Definition

-a serious of laws that required religious test to hold public office, vote, or attend universities

-none but those who past test affirming their faith in Established Church

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Charles II
Definition

-Son of Charles II, cousin of Louis XIV

-monarch of Three Kingdoms

-attempted to work with Parliament, but received no funding

-alliance with Louis XIV

-converted to Catholicism

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James II
Definition

-believed in absolute monarchy

-battle between Parliament and the Crown

-led to his deposition and passing of English Bill of Rights

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William III and Mary II
Definition

-signed English Bill of Rights

-led to cooperation between Parliament and Monarchs

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The Glorious Revolution
Definition

-1688

-overthrow of King James II of England by an army led by William III

-William III then took English throne with wife Mary II

-also led to passage of English Bill of Rights

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The Act of Union (Creation of the United Kingdom)
Definition

-series of acts of Parliament that put into effect the Treaty of Union

-Brought together Kingdom of England and Kingdom of Scotland as the United Kingdom (Great Britain)

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Queen Anne
Definition
-last of the House of Stuarts
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Henry IV
Definition

-King of France and Navarre

-involved in War of Religions

-converted from Calvanism to Catholicism

-enacted Edict of Nantes, guaranteeing religious liberties of Protestants and effectively ended the civil war

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The Bourbon Dynasty
Definition

-overthrown in 1792, 1814

-definitively reestablished in 1815

-Spain and Luxembourg currently ruled by Bourbon House

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intendants
Definition
-refers to the holder of a public administrative office
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The Huguenots
Definition

-members of Protestant Reformed church of France

-Since 17th century referred to as French Protestant

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Louis XIII
Definition

-King of France and Navarre

-First Minister Cardinal was Richelieu

-participated in Thirty Years' War against House of Hapsburg

-teamed with Richelieu, became first example of absolute monarch

-built powerful navy

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Cardinal Mazarin
Definition

-mentor of Cardinal Richelieu

-served as chief minister of France from 1662 until his death

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Marie de Medici
Definition

-acted as regent for her son Louis XIII until he came of age

-Richelieu sucked up and became close with Marie in hopes of being names First Cardinal Minister by Louis XIII

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Anne of Austria
Definition

-married Louis XIII

-mother of Louis XIV

-served as regent to Louis XIV, under which time she appointed Cardinal Mazarin France's chief minister

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Louis XIV
Definition

-King of France from age of 4 until death (72 years)

-longest documented reign of any European monarch

-ruled through 7 counsils of state

-moved palace to Versailles

-revoked Edict of Nantes

-knew he was a terrible ruler, warned those that followed not to imitate him

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The Fronde
Definition

-civil war in France after unfair rule and taxation by Louis XIV

-last rebellion by nobles to resist the King by arms

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Versailles
Definition

-location of palace

-de facto capital of France for over a century

-still an important suburb and judicial center

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Charles II (Hapsburg)
Definition

-last Hapsburg king of Spain

-had mental and physical disabilities

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War of the Spanish Succession
Definition

-war fought over possible unification of the kingdoms of France and Spain under one bourbon monarch

-Treaty of Utrecht

-Names King Phillip V king of Spain, but renounced his place in the French line of succession

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Peace of Utrecht
Definition

-treaty that ended the War of Spanish Succession

-names Kind Philip the V king of Spain

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Philip V of the Spanish Bourbons
Definition

-First Bourbon king of Spain

-Grandson of Louis XIV and Maria Theresa

-reign of 45 years is the longest in modern Spanish history

-became king through War of Spanish Succession

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The Romanov Dynasty
Definition

-last imperial dynasty to rule over Russia

-lasted from 1613 to 1917

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The Mongol Yoke
Definition

-200 year period where Mongols ruled Russia

-territories became more independent, and rulers who cooperated with Mongols were given more power

-without destruction of Kievan Rus, Russian Empire would not have risen

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The Russian Tsars
Definition
kings/emperors of Russia
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Peter the Great
Definition

-transformed the Tsardom of Russia into a 3-billion acre Russian Empire, a major European power

-created new capitol at St. Petersburg

-greatly reformed Russia

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Natural Philosophy
Definition
study of nature and universe that was dominant before the development of modern science
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The Scientific Revolution
Definition
In the history of science, the Scientific Revolution was a period when new ideas in physicsastronomybiologyhuman anatomychemistry, and othersciences led to a rejection of doctrines that had prevailed starting in Ancient Greece and continuing through the Middle Ages, and laid the foundation ofmodern science.
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Aristotelianism
Definition
-a tradition of philosophy based on the works of Aristotle, with proponents developing Plato's theories
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Ptolemy: Almagest
Definition

mathematical and astronomical treatise proposing the complex motions of the stars andplanetary paths, originally written in Greek


-proposed geocentric model

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Geocentric and heliocentric models
Definition

Geocentric= everything revolves around earth

Heliocentric= everything revolves around earth

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St. Thomas Aquinas
Definition

-Catholic Priest

-foremost proponent of natural theology

-the model teacher for those studying for priesthood

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Francis Bacon, Empiricism (inductive method)
Definition

-practitioner of scientific method, pioneer of scientific revolution

-father of empiricism

-challenged Aristotle's deductive method with inductive method (scientific method; using observations to solve problems)

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Rene Descartes
Definition

-Father of modern Philosophy

-Father of analytic geometry and key figure in Scientific Revolution

-used deductive method as introduced by Aristotle

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Copernicus
Definition

-first to introduce detailed heliocentric model of the universe

-his book helped jumpstart modern astronomy

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Tycho Brahe
Definition

-danish nobleman known for accurate and comprehensive astronomical observations

-refuted theory of celestial spheres by Aristotle and Ptolemy

-combined the Copernican system and the Ptolemic system to create his own system (Tychonic system)

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Johannes Kepler
Definition

-German mathematician, astronomer, and astrologer

-known for his eponymous laws of planetary (orbits were elliptical) motion, which helped lay foundation for Isaac Newton's universal gravity theory

 

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Galileo Galilei: A dialogue on the world's two systems
Definition

-considered father of science, astronomy, Modern Science, and physics

-was a 1632 Italian language book by Galileo Galilei comparing the Copernican system with the traditional Ptolemaic system

-couldn't show favoritism one way or the other

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Sir Isaac Newton: The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy
Definition

-discovered the law of universal gravitation and the three laws of motion

-book seen to be one of the most important ever written

-layed foundation for modern mechanics 

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John Locke
Definition

-contributed to classical republicanism and liberal theory

-the mind is a blank slate: we are born without innate ideas, and knowledge comes from experience

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The Enlightenment
Definition
an era in Western Philosophy in which reason was advocated as primary source for legitimacy and authority
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Philosophes
Definition

intellectuals in France who proclaimed that they were bringing the light of knowledge and reason to their fellow creature in the Age of Enlightenment

 

-used reasoning to learn

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The Salons
Definition
regular social gatherings held by talented and rich women in their homes, where philosophers met to discuss literature, science, and philosophy
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Human Progress (as a concept)
Definition
-a breakthrough idea in the Enlightenment; people themselves could change and change society--instead of being made completely by the Gods, there was room for people to make their own society, and could also fully comprehend it
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Adam Smith: The Wealth of Nations
Definition

-argued that free market economies are more productive and beneficial to their societies

-book is considered to be the foundation of modern economic theory

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Laissez Faire
Definition
-an environment in which personal transactions are free from state intervention
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Deism and Religious Toleration
Definition

- the religious philosophy that deems observation of the natural world calls for a supreme being that created the earth

-doesn't call for specific deity; therefore allows religious toleration

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Baron de Montesquieu: The Spirit of the Laws
Definition
-theory of separation of powers
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Voltaire and Religious Fanaticism
Definition
-opposed religious intolerance, but opposed religious fanaticism as well
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Rousseau: Emile
Definition
- a seminal treatise on the education of the whole person for citizenship
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The General Will
Definition
made famous by Rousseau, a political philosophy referring to interests of people as whole, or "general welfare"
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Louis XV
Definition

-King of France and Navarre from age 5

-Member of House of Bourbon 

-had great reputation early; "the Beloved"

-was later one of the most unpopular kings in the history of France (due to debauchery of court and cession of France after Seven Years War)

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Enlightened Rulers
Definition

-Frederick II The Great of Prussia

-Joseph II Emperor of Austria

-Catherine II The Great of Russia

-Maria Theresa of Austria

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Frederick II The Great of Prussia
Definition

-member of Hohenzollern Dynasty

-attempted to flee from his father, unsuccessful and had to watch a childhood friend be executed

-supported religious tolerance

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Joseph II Emperor of Austria
Definition

-Holy Roman Emperor, eldest son of Maria Theresa

-proponent of Enlightened Absolutism

-died childless, succeeded by his younger brother Leopold

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Catherine II The Great of Russia
Definition

-became empress of Russia after the assassination of her Husband, Peter III following the Seven Years' War

-under her rule, the Russian Empire expanded, modernized, and improved its administration

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Ethiopia and the Coptic Christians
Definition
-though internal problems in Ethiopia for centuries, when Jesuits attempted to invade and convert the Coptic Christians of Ethiopia, the people rallied under faith and drove out the Jesuits
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Fort Jesus, Mombasa
Definition
-portuguese based fort in Mombasa for over a century
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