Absolutism

1. Characteristics of Absolute Monarchs

2. Absolute monarch: a monarchy that is not limited or restrained by laws or a
constitution
3. Divine right: the doctrine that the right of rule derives directly from God, not from
the consent of the people
4. Habsburg family: lived in the house of habsburg and was one of the most
influential royal houses of Europe
5. Philip ll: king of spain, married to queen mary, known as philip the prudent
6. Conquistadors: portuguese or spanish conquerors, soldiers or explorers
7. Religions impact on Spain
8. Spanish armada: spanish fleet of 130 ships, spanish army
9. Bourbon family: lived in the house of bourbon, french royal house
10. Edict of Nantes: treaty that granted Calvinist Protestants of France substantial
rights in the nation
11. Huguenot: designation for a french protestant who follows the reformed tradition
12. Louis XIII: monarch of the house of bourbon who ruled as king of france from
1610 to 1643
13. Cardinal Richelieu: french clergyman, nobleman, and statesman
14. France in thirty years war: played a minimal part in the war
15. Intendants: a person who has the direction or management of some public
business
16. Louis XIV: known as Louis the Great or the Sun King, ruled from 1643 to 1715
17. Jean Baptiste Colbert: French politician who served as the Minister of Finances of
France from 1665 to 1683
18. Mercantilism: exporting more than you import
19. Versailles: a city in the capital of Yvelines, France
20. Louis XIVs wars:
21. France at the end of Louis XIVs reign:
22. Thirty Years War in Central Europe:
23. Austria and Prussia split from Holy Roman Empire:
24. Maria Theresa: only female ruler of the Habsburg dominions and the last of the
house of Habsburg
25. Ruling Families of Central Europe:
26. Frederick the Great: king of Prussia from 1740 until 1786
27. Religions of Prussia and Austria:
28. Prussias military:
29. Czar: an emperor or king
30. Ivan the Terrible: grand prince of Moscow
31. Boyars: was a member of the highest rank
32. Peter the Great: ruled the Tsardom of Russia and later the Russian Empire
33. Romanov Family: lived in the royal house of Romanov
34. Peters reforms: aimed at modernizing the Tsardom of Russia

35. Westernization: process whereby societies come under or adopt western culture
36. Parliamentary Monarchy: system of government where the executive branch is
headed by a strong monarch
37. Job or parliament: made up of three central elements: The House of Commons,
The House of Lords and the Monarchy
38. House of Stuart: European royal house that originated in Scotland
39. Puritans: group of English Reformed Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries
40. Charles I: monarch of three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland
41. Causes of English Civil War: series of armed conflicts and political machinations
between Parliamentarians and Royalists
42. Cavaliers and Roundheads: Cavaliers were also known as Roundheads, wealthy
male Royalist supporters of King Charles I.
43. Oliver Cromwell: English military and political leader and later Lord Protector of
the Commonwealth of England
44. Cromwell as Lord Protector: title used in British constitutional law for heads of
state
45. Reforms of Cromwell:
46. Charles II: was king of England, Scotland, and Ireland. From 1649 to 1660
47. Habeas Corpus: recourse in law whereby a person can report an unlawful
detention or imprisonment before a court
48. James II: was king of England and Ireland
49. William and Mary: were the co-regnants over the Kingdoms of England,
Scotland, and Ireland
50. Glorious Revolution: also known as the Revolution of 1688, was the overthrow of
King James II of England, by a union of English Parliamentarians