absolutism/french power/sovereignty

Fredrick William

________ became the elector of prussia, and their territories included brandenburg, prussia, silesia, and territories along rhine.

Versailles

________ became the center of the the movement of art in Europe.

Paris Parliament

In the early reign of Louis the 14th, magistrates of the ________ were outraged by the excessive royal and governmental control, and encouraged revolts by peasants.

Jean-Baptiste Colbert

________ was a financial genius; really helped out Louis because he was struggling a little with finances; encouraged mercantillism.

Commercial agriculture

________ was a big part of Eastern European economy.

Pyrenees

The ________ were also a geographical barrier between Spain and France.

Hobbes' Leviathan

Louis argues in his narrative that safety, security, and happiness can not occur without an absolute ruler (one person in power → similar to ________ idea)

Ottomans

________ recognized Orthodox and Armenian Christians, Muslims, and Jews, however the empire was explicitly Islamic.

Louis

________ believed in the divine right to rule; God appointed kings as rulers on earth, and therefore are the most powerful.

Millet system

________ allowed a way to appease the people through religious tolerance (necessity for modern era and strong nation).

Cardinal Richelieu

_________ created a sort of bureaucracy/representative system where officials would handle things like tax collection, etc… increased power throughout France.

Fredrick

________ slowly became an absolute monarch by removing Prussian cities from estates and implementing more taxes.

Henry of Navarre

________ made a foundation for his successors Louis the 13th and 14th go centralize France.

Hohenzollern family

The ________ ruled the Prussian empire.

safe place of refuge

The empire was a(n) ________ for Jews, Muslims, and Christians escaping from the inquisition and wars of religion.

Louis

________ is the epitome of a absolutist (endless wars, taxes, economic regulation, and his gloriously beautiful palace of Versailles)

the Fronde

the revolts sparked mainly because Anna of Austria was acting as regent of France, supported by the nobles.

Jacques-Béigne Bossuet

a tutor hired by Louis the 14th, who wrote in his book that service to God and respect for the King are one in the same/bound together. (Politics Drawn from the Very Words of Holy Scripture)

Habsburgs

the main enemy of France and Louis the 14th were the ________.