Module 3 - Academic Vocab Flashcards

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Philip II

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Spanish king who took control of Portugal but failed in his invasion of England

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absolute monarch

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king or queen with complete control

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divine right

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idea that a ruler receives the right to rule from God

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Edict of Nantes

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order that gave Huguenots the right to live in peace in Catholic France

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Cardinal Richelieu

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chief minister of France who reduced the power of the nobles

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skepticism

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belief that nothing could be known for certain

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Louis XIV

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French king who was an absolute ruler

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intendant

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official of the French government

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Jean Baptiste Colbert

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chief minister of finance under Louis XIV

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War of the Spanish Succession

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war fought by other European nations against France and Spain when those two states tried to unite their thrones