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edict of nantes

issued by Henry IV of France it legalized protestantism in France cities says you can’t hurt the protestants in france

vasco Nunez de balboa

spanish explorer who discovered the Pacific ocean

modern state

a political unit within which citizens identify with the state rather than personal loyalty to a noble and see the states as a legitimate. This state has a monopoly over the use of force and is able to provide citizens with key services

pedro alvares cabral

portuguese leader of an expedition to India blown off course in 1500 and landed in Brazil

diet of augsburg

called by Charles V. this meeting of protestant and catholic representatives assembled to impose a settlement of the religious divisions Charles v. wanted all lutherans to revert to catholicism as a result, the lutherans formed the schmalkaldic league

guild

a medieval organizations of crafts workers or trades people that controlled local trade, prices, standards

machiavellianism

behavior directed at gaining power and controlling the behavior of others used by many new monarchs

jean bodin

writer who believed that only absolutism could provide order and force people to obey the goverment

absolute sovereighty

a belief that a government has the right to do whatever it wants in its own territory

hugo grotius

laid the foundation for international law and diplomacy and the treatment of civilians during war

politique

a person in power who takes action based on what is practical for them to keep power rather than on ideals or religious reforms

capitalism

an economic and political system in which a country’s trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit

bartolomeu dias

portuguese explorer who rounded the tip of Africa

hernan cortes

spanish conquistador who defeated the aztecs and conquered Mexico

francisco pizarro

spanish explorer who conquered the Incas in what is now peru