2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2pt 3 pt 4pt 5 pt 1pt 2pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4pt 5 pt 1pt RUSSIA ENGLISH MONARCHY ABSOLUTE THEO RY FRANCE Absolutely RANDOM

The name of the Russian landowning nobility.

Who / what were boyars?

These are three of the five ways we discussed in class how Peter “westernized” Russia.

What is introduction of the potato / a European military / Table of Ranks / intro western styles of dress / beard tax?

The name of Ivan’s Secret Police.

What is the oprichniki?

Russia engaged in long wars against these two countries to gain access to warm water ports, in the north and the south.

Who are Sweden and the Ottoman Empire?

These are three of the ways Russia was isolated from or behind Europe in 1700.

What are serfs & boyars (or feudal system) / Religion / Mongol Rule / technology / Geography of Russia?

This was the document that English Barons forced King John to sign at Runnymede in 1215, establishing certain protections for the nobility.

What is the Magna Carta?

This institution, still in operation in Britain, has two “houses” that make laws and run the government; it evolved from events that took place in 1215.

What is the Parliament?

This right guarantees all British citizens notice and a hearing before the government can take something from them.

What is Due Process?

This idea protects people who have been arrested; it gives them the right to be told why they were arrested and the right to a trial.

What is habeus corpus?

This is the story behind why the English Civil War occurred.

What is King Charles I wanted to be an absolute monarch, dismissed Parliament for 11 years, and ruled as a tyrant, finally bringing Parl. back into session to raise taxes?

This was the justification for European (French) Absolutism, referring to God’s choice of monarch.

What is Divine Right?

This group of Mongols isolated Russia from the rest of Europe for hundreds of years, contributing to Absolutism in that country.

What was the Golden Horde?

This is the OTHER origin of Russian Absolutism, as Ivan the Terrible had the power of life and death over the people living here.

What is the oprichnina?

These are four ways that the Parliament restricted or limited the power of the English Monarch.

What are restrict raising taxes, limit lawmaking, limit warmaking, est. due process, est. habeus corpus, ensure right to criticize king?

This is (1) the story behind the “Glorious Revolution” of 1688 AND (2) its impact on the development of a constitutional monarchy, in England.

What is James II was Catholic and wanted to be an absolutist; Parl didn’t want a Catholic king, so they asked his Prot daughter and husband to become king / queen; impact = W & M agreed to limit power of monarchy by signing Bill of Rights?

The name of Louis XIII’s regent, the real power in France during his reign; he was an important figure in the Catholic Church, as well as serving as regent.

Who was Cardinal Richelieu?

This was the name of Louis XIV’s Finance Minister, a committed Mercantilist (same name as the host of a certain TV show on Comedy Central…).

Who was Jean Baptiste Colbert (last name ok)?

This was the name of the Alliance formed against Louis XIV in 1689; Britain, Austria, and Holland were part of this league.

What is the League of Augsburg?

Explain the cause of the War of the Spanish Succession.

What is Louis XIV’s grandson became king of Spain and all of Europe fought to keep Spain and France separated?

These are the three ways that Cardinal Richelieu strengthened the Bourbon monarchy.

What are forbidding walls around Huguenot cities / destroying noble’s castles / taking sides against Hapsburgs in 30 Years War?

This French monarch referred to himself as the “Sun King” due to his belief that he was the center of the French state.

Who is Louis XIV?

This is the name of the people who claimed to be the son of Ivan the Terrible, during the Time of Troubles.

What are “False Dmitri”?

This was the name of the chief advisor of the regent of Louis XIV; he was a gambler and impressed the queen.

Who was Cardinal Mazarin?

This was the order of Stuart Kings, in order, from first to last.

What is James I, Charles I, Charles II, and James II?

These were the ways that Absolutism, as represented by France, assisted Europe in becoming a world power.

What are centralization / assertion of royal authority, establishment of national bureaucracy, & development of the modern nation state?