Age of Absolute Monarchs-Test
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Who issued the Pragmatic Sanction? | Charles VI |
| What was the purpose of the Pragmatic Sanction? | For Maria Teresa to be the rightful heir |
| Why did the War of Spanish Succession start? | -Grandson of Louis XIV is Philip V -Philip V inherits Shanish throne -Other countries view this as a shift in the balance of power -Do not want two countries to unite (Helgemony) -Balance of Power would be eliminated |
| What Peace ended the war and what were the outcomes? | -The Peace of Utrecht -Louis XIV must never unite French and Spanish thrones -Philip V can never be king of France... Can be king of Spain -Spain keeps American possession but Italian posessions are given to Austria -Never a shift in the Balance of Power between France and Spain |
| Why did the War of Austrian Succession start? | -Frederick the Great violates the Pragmatic Sanction -Prussia(Prot.), France(Cath.), Spain(Cath.) v.s. Austria(Cath.), Eng/Brit(Prot.), Netherlands(Prot.) |
| What Peace ended the war and what were the outcomes? | -Ends the War of Austrian Succession -Prussia keeps Silesia -Maria Teresa keeps the throne -Scramble for Balance of Power in Europe (early 1700s) |
| Why did the Thirty Years War start? | -The HRE died -Power struggle begins over religion in HRE -Catholics upset over the Peace of Augsburg -Ferdinand II tries to convert Bohemia tp Catholicism -Cardinal Richeliau protests Hapsburg control & helps German princes during war |
| What Treaty ended the war and what were the outcomes? | -The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle -Each German state becomes independent -Princes can declare war and negotiate treaties -Princes choose religion of territory -Dutch Netherlands and Switzerland are independent countries (soverign over themselves.) |
| Who issued the Edict of Nantes? | Henry IV |
| What did the Edict of Nantes state? | Allows religious toleration in France and equal civil rights as Catholics for Huguenots |
| Who was the Edict of Nantes revoked/repealed by? | Loius XIV (The Sun King) |
| Westernize | the adoption of western cultures and influence |
| Mercantilism | a nations economic strength that depends on exporting more goods than imports |
| Estates-General | an assembly of French nobles |
| Regent | someone who rules in place of someone else |
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