Modern World History HON Midterm

As Louis XIII’s minister, this hardworking leader of the Catholic church became, in effect, the ruler of France.

Cardinal Richelieu

Son of Charles V, he inherited Spain, the Spanish Netherlands, and the American colonies. Defender of Catholicism.

Phillip II

The lavish palace of Louis XIV which displayed his absolute power over his people

Versaille

The term for kings or queens who held all the power within their states’ boundaries.

Absolute Monarch

Government agents who collected taxes and administered justice in France who limited the power of the nobility.

Intendants

A philosophy based on the idea that nothing can be known for certain.

Skepticism

Louis XIV’s minister of finance. who believed strongly in the concept of mercantilism which prevented wealth from leaving France.

Jean Baptiste Colbert

A conflict lasting from 1701-1713, in which a number of European states fought to prevent the Bourbon family from controlling Spain as well as France.

War of Spanish Succession

Often referred to as the greatest example of an absolute monarch, he repeatedly boasted, “I am the state”

Louis XIV

This declaration of religious tolerance was proposed by King Henry IV of France in 1598

Edict of Nantes

A movement within the Catholic church to change some of the rites and rituals that had been called into question by Protestants and Catholics alike.

Catholic Reformation

The religious settlement between Catholic and Protestant princes which allowed the ruler of the German state to determine which faith they would practice.

Peace of Augsburg

The spiritual leader of the Holy Roman Catholic Church who was responsible for excommunicating Martin Luther

Pope Leo X

Pieces of paper issued by the Roman Church which was believed to serve as a pardon for sins committed.

Indulgences

A movement for religious reforms within the Roman Catholic Church which led to the founding of other Christian churches that did not accept the pope’s authority.

Protestant Reformation