ap euro chapter 3

parliament

a group of people that governed along with the king and controlled money

magna carta

an old agreement that established rights to the people that the king cannot touch

what was Jame's conflict with parliament

who was in charge - king or parliament

hampton court

an attempt by parliament to reform the english church to make it more calvinist, but james refuses.

Gunpowder plot

a conspiracy to blow up James I and the Houses of Parliament by Catholics, led by Guy Fawkes

Henry IV

AKA Henry of Navar, makes the edict of Nantes, a politique

Louis XIII and Cardinal Richelieu

wanted to make France the world dominating power, so he enforces absolute obedience to him.

The Fronde

a massive revolt against absolutism leading an angry mob into Louis XIV room, leading to enforced absolutism

L’etat? C’est moi

the king embodies France

Palace of Versalles

built to project an image of glory; specifically not fortified

nobility of the robe

the king creates brand new nobles from middle class so they are loyal to him

Bosseut Divine Right Theory

if you rebel against the king, you rebel against God which is a sin

Colbert and Mercantilism

economic idea that promotes precious metals, a favorable balance in trade and tariffs on foreign goods

Jansenists and Jesuits

a weird form of Catholics is to be shut down by the Jesuit monks

early wars of Louis XIV

expands the French borders

The War of the Spanish Succession

a war over the Spanish throne after there was no heir that results in a series of treaties that divided Spain’s territory

The Peace of Utrecht

phillip gets spain, austria gains territory, british have strategic naval bases, prussia is created, slave trade promoted

Great Northern War

a battle between Russia and Sweden

peter the great

tsar of Russia who made major reformations to Russia

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St. Petersberg

a city built by peter himself in which he then called the capital

secular

non religious

absolutism

absolute power belonging to a central authority