Centralization of Power (Unit 2 Test)

King Louis XIV

A french king who embodied Absolutism

Phillips II

A Spanish ruler who was a devoted Catholic, he also established an absolute monarchy

Peter the great

He was the Tsar of Russia who pulled Russia out of the dark ages and westernized Russia

Queen Elizabeth

An england queen who was known as the greatest monarch in English history. She worked with parliament.

Huguenots

French Protestants

Versialles

A place in France where King Louis built a palace to control the nobles

Ottoman Empire

The Muslim Turks of Anatolia were unified and formed one of the gunpowder empires

Safavid Empire

The Safavids were turks living in persia who built a powerful gunpowder army and created an empire in modern day Iran.

Mughal Empire

The Mughal were Muslims who descended from Turks, Afghands and Mongols living in central Asia. Like the Ottomans and Safavids the Mughals built a powerful army with guns and cannons.

Suleiman The Magnificent

The Otomans rulers were called Sults and they governed with absolute power. The greatest Sult was ________.

Absolutism

The theory that the monarchs have all the power

Monarch

A ruler

Absolute Monarchy

When a ruler follows Absolutism and iherets their leadership

Define the Theory Of Divine right

God appointed all monarchs to rule on his behalf. Therefore, any policy, decreem plan, or approach adopted by royalty could not be questioned or disobeyed.

Edict of Nantes

A law which provided Huguenots religious toleration

Czar/Tsar

A title for rulers in Eastern Europe

Boyars

A Russian Noble

Westernize

to adopt practices and beliefs of Western States

Parliament

England’s Government/Legislator

Magna Carta

It limited the power of the monarch and gave the right to the people. It was put in place because King John raised taxes and punished his enemies without a fair trial.(No taxes shall be imposed unless agreed upon by the German council, No man shall be imprisoned without a reason, people caused of a crime are guaranteed the right to a trial by a jury.)

Limited Monarchy

A monarchy that limits the monarch’s power using laws and constitutions

Mercantilism

The act of exporting more than you import

Glorious Revolution

After Queen Elizabeth died the Stuart family assumed the monarchy. Conflicts between parliament and Stuart led to a violent civil war in 1642… and a near civil war in 1688 called ______________

The Sick Man of Europe

By the breakout of world war I the Ottoman Empire was so weak it was known as ___________

Explain the Traits of an Absolute monarch

Strong central Government - no one can stand in the way of the monarchs policy making

Strong Military - to deal with war when the country expands its boundaries or if an invasion from another country may occur

Mercantilism - (the policy of exporting more than is imported) to create a strong economy and wealth for the country in order to support the countries absolute tendencies

Explain how the theory of Divine right contributed to the success as they ruled over their respective states.

They used the belief that he was a monarch appointed by God to strengthen their authority, allowing them to not be questioned or disobeyed.

Determine each Monarchs positive and negative attributes as they ruled over their respective states

Louis XIV - Strengthened the monarchy, flourished the arts, and military power. His negative’s are financial strain and religious intolerance.

Philip II - Global Influence and devout catholicism. His negatives are drained spains money on war, and lost many wars.

Elizabeth I - worked with parliament and gave England a golden age. Her negatives were she did not have any children to continue the bloodline.

Peter The Great - Modernize Russia, expanded their territory, and created a strong military. His negatives were that he had heavy taxation and forced labor and ruled with anger and brutal force.

Describe the legacy of Peter the great

He modernized Russia which gave a lasting impact on the economy and the strength. Russia was now a country that could trade with others and engage in war with their strong ships.

explain the difference between and absolute monarch and a limited monarch

An absolute monarchy gives all the power to the ruler while a limited monarchy is where the monarch is limited by laws and constitutions.

The impact of the Glorious Revolution

permanently established Parliament as the ruling power of England

Why were the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal empires called gunpowder empires

Their achievements were capable because of their discovery of gunpowder.

Why were the gunpowder empires able to conquer neighboring people

they had cannons and muskets and guns that other people did not have so they were easily able to overtake them.

Why did the Ottoman empire decline

increasing lack of ability and power of the sultans themselves