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the
idea that God created the monarchy and that the monarch acted as his
or her representative on earth
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 Divine right |
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Decree
by Henry IV that gave Huguenots (protestants) limited religious
freedom in France
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 Edict of Nantes |
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A
conflict over religion, over territory, and for power among European
ruling families
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 Thirty Year’s War |
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Peace
that ended the 30 Years’ War and weakened the Hapsburg states of
Spain and Austria
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 Peace of Westphalia |
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Attempt
to modernize Russia – using western European ideas to make Russia
more advanced
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 Westernization |
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Charles
II’s restoring the monarchy in England.
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 Restoration |
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James
II’s overthrow without any blood being shed – he was replaced by
William and Mary
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 Glorious Revolution |
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Monarchy
limited by law – shares power with Parliament
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 Constitutional Monarchy |
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Document
that limited the power of the monarchy in England in 1689
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 English Bill of Rights |
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Writ
or right to be brought before a judge
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 Habeas Corpus |
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Lawmaking
body in England (shares power) – they still govern today (like U.S.
Congress)
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 Parliament |
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Sun King, built palace at Versailles, caused national debt,
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 Louis XIV of France |
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Earth centered theory of universe
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 Geocentric theory |
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Sun centered theory of universe
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 Heliocentric theory |
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Careful
step-by-step process used to confirm findings and to prove/disprove a
hypothesis
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 Scientific method |
