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AP Euro - Unit 3: Absolutism and Constitutionalism (1648-1815)

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Fronde (1648-1659)

A series of violent uprisings during the early reign of Louis XIV triggered by growing royal control and increased taxation.

A system of economic regulations aimed at increasing the power of the state based on the belief that a nation's internal power was based on its wealth, specifically its supply of gold and silver.

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

Jean Baptiste Colbert

An economic adviser to Louis XIV; he supported mercantilism and tried to make France economically self-sufficient. Brought prosperity to France.

Louis XIV of France

He ruled through absolutism and believed in divine right. He was the "Sun King" because he reigned from 1643-1715, the longest in European history. He restored the Palace of Versailles. He revoked the Edict of Nantes because he did like division within his realm. He carried out the expansionist policy to the full extent. He was at war 33 years of his 54-year personal rule. Believed in absolute monarchy. He ruled absolutely.

Palace of Versailles

Lavish palace constructed by Louis XIV to reflect his power and might, but also as a way to control and limit the power of Nobles by requiring their attendance there where he could keep a watchful eye on them.

Image: Palace of Versailles

The nobility of Brandenburg and Prussia, they were reluctant allies of Frederick William in his consolidation of the Prussian state.

Peace of Utrecht (1713)

A series of treaties, from 1713 to 1715, that ended the War of the Spanish Succession, ended French expansion in Europe, and marked the rise of the British Empire.

War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1713)

A war fought over the Spanish throne. Louis XIV wanted it for his grandson and fought a war against the Dutch, English, and the Holy Roman Empire to gain the throne for France. The Peace of Utrecht ended the war.

The highest-ranking members of the Russian nobility.

Peter the Great (1682-1725)

The Romanov czar who initiated the westernization of Russian society by traveling to the West and incorporating techniques of manufacturing as well as manners and dress.

Image: Peter the Great (1682-1725)

An adoption of the social, political, or economic institutions of Western Europe by Peter the Great.

Constitutionalism

A form of government in which power is limited by law and balanced between the authority and power of the government on the one hand, and the rights and liberties of the subjects or citizens on the other hand; could include constitutional monarchies or republics. (Great Britain!)

A form of government in which there is no monarch and power rests in the hands of the people as exercised through elected representatives.

Members of a sixteenth- and seventeenth-century reform movement within the Church of England that advocated purifying it of Roman Catholic elements, like bishops, elaborate ceremonials, and wedding rings.