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Unit 2 half test Flashcards

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absolute monarchs

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a king or queen who has unlimited power and seeks to control all aspects of society

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divine right

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the idea that monarchs are God’s representatives on earth and are therefore answerable only to God

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intendant

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a French Government official appointed by the monarch to collect taxes and administer justice

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boyars

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landowning nobles of Russia

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westernization

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an adoption of the social, political, or economic institutions of western- especially European or American- countries

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habeas Corpus

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a document requiring that a prisoner be brought before a court or judge so that it can be decided whether his or her imprisonment is legal

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constitutional monarchy

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a system of governing in which the ruler’s power is limited by law

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cabinet

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a group of advisers or ministers chosen by the head of a country to help make government decisions

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geometric theory

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in the middle ages the earth centered view of the universe in which scholars believed that the earth was an immovable object located at the center of the universe

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heliocentric theory

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the idea that the earth and the other planets revolved around the sun

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scientific method

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a logical procedure for gathering information about the natural world in which experiments and observations and the questioning of accepted beliefs

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social contract

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the agreement by which people define and limit their individual rights thus creating ab organized society or government

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Philosophes

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One of a group of social thinkers in France during the enlightenment

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Salon

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A social gathering of intellectuals and artists like those held in the homes of wealthy women in Paris an other European cities during the enlightenment

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Baroque

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Relating to a grand ornate style that characterized European paintings music and architecture in the 1600s and early 1700s

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neoclassical

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relating to a simple, elegant, style (based on ideas and themes from ancient Greece and Rome) that characterized the arts in Europe during the arts in Europe during the late 1700’s

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enlightenment despot

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one of the 18th century European monarchs who was inspired by enlightenment ideas to rule justly and respect the rights of subjects

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checks and balances

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measures designed to prevent ant one branch of government from dominating the others

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separation of powers

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an act of vesting the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government in separate bodies

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federal system

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a system of government in which power is divided between a central authority and a number of individual states

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Philip II

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inherited Spain, Spanish Netherlands, and American colonies

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El Greco

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his art puzzled people of his time, expressed emotion and showed deep catholic faith

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Diego Velázquez

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reflected pride of the Spanish monarchy; court painter of Philip IV of Spain; best known for portraits of royal families

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Louis XIII

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king who appointed a strong minister to make up for his weakness

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Cardinal Richelieu

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Louis XIII strong minister; became ruler of France, leader of Catholic Church in France

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Louis XVI

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only 4 years old when he started his reign. Strongest king of his time

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Cardinal Mazarin

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greatest triumph came at the end of thirty year war.

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John Baptiste Colbert

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Louis minister of finance; believed in theory of mercantilism; tried to make France self sufficient

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Maria Theresa

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  • empress; decided French kings were no longer Austria’s chief enemies
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Fredrick the Great

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followed his father’s military policies but softened some laws; encouraged religious tolerance and legal reform

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Ivan the Terrible

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three years old; struggled with power; seized power and had himself crowned Czar

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Peter the Great

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one of Russia’s greatest reformers; had a goal of westernization; established St. Petersburg

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James I/VII

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offended puritan members of parliament; refused to make puritan reforms

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Charles I

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James I son; always needed money

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James II/VIII

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offended his subjects by displaying his catholicism

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William and Mary of Orange

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vowed to recognize parliament as their partners in governing

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Oliver Cromwell

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General for the Puritans

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Galileo Galilee

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built on the new theories about astronomy ; built his own telescope; publishes Starry Messenger

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Isaac Newton

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theory of motion; studied math and physics

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Thomas Hobbes

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expressed his views in Leviathan

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John Locke

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`natural rights; life, liberty, prosperity

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Voltaire

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satirist; nobility/monarchy

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Baron de Montesquieu

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separation of powers; checks and balances; in the spirit of laws

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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the social contract between citizens to form society

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Mary Wollstonecraft

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educational equality

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Catherine the Great

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expanded empire westward into poland

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Thomas Jefferson

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writer of the declaration of independence

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