french + russia dudes lauder

What's the word? [blank_start]Absolutism[blank_end]: monarch does not share power [blank_start]Divine[blank_end] Right: ruler derives their power from God, therefore citizens who question monarch are questioning god [blank_start]Dynasty[blank_end]: rule is passed to eldest male heir by primogeniture [blank_start]Balance of Power[blank_end]: attempt to keep one country in europe from becoming too dominant, leads to many alliances [blank_start]Hegemony[blank_end]: cultural dominance by a county

was protestant, but converted to catholic to become king

[blank_start]Henry[blank_end] IV wrote the [blank_start]Edict of Nantes[blank_end], which granted freedom of worship for Huguenots

Henry IV was the [blank_start]first[blank_end] king in the [blank_start]Bourbon[blank_end] Dynasty

Henry IV did which of the following

[blank_start]Paulette[blank_end]: Allows hereditary transfer of government offices if pay tax to king (worth 1/60 of office)

2 explorers from france during henry IV [blank_start]Champlain[blank_end] and [blank_start]La Salle[blank_end]

Cardinal Richelieu was the [blank_start]1st[blank_end] minister of the French he strengthened the king, [blank_start]Louis[blank_end] XIII

Cardinal Richelieu's policy was complete + total subjugation of the [blank_start]nobility[blank_end]

Was a politique

A [blank_start]politique[blank_end] believes that the good of state was ahead of any other principle

Cardinal Richelieu divided France into [blank_start]32[blank_end] districts with the [blank_start]intendant[blank_end] system

In the [blank_start]intendant[blank_end] system, the [blank_start]intendant[blank_end] was directly responsible to the monarch so their power is king's power

Cardinal Richelieu waged war on [blank_start]Huguenots[blank_end] Ex) [blank_start]LaRochelle[blank_end]

[blank_start]Cardinal Richelieu[blank_end] urged [blank_start]Louis[blank_end] XIII to side with the [blank_start]Protestants[blank_end] during the Thirty Years War to keep the Hapsburgs' power in check

With the Peace of Westphalia, france gained _________

Louis XIV was also known as the [blank_start]sun[blank_end] king

Louis XIV rules for 72 years

When Louis XIV was a child, he faced the [blank_start]Fronde[blank_end] Rebellion when [blank_start]nobles[blank_end] revolted in Paris

Louis XIV Built palace @ [blank_start]Versailles[blank_end]

King Louis XIV's palace was a symbol of [blank_start]power[blank_end] and was used to subjugate [blank_start]nobles[blank_end]

Louis XIV showed the Divine Right of Kings by saying "I am the [blank_start]state[blank_end]"

Louis XIV's economy was advised by

Jean Baptise Colbert helped the economy by * using [blank_start]subsidies[blank_end] to create industries * building Roads and [blank_start]canals[blank_end] * making high [blank_start]tariffs[blank_end] * encouraging successful [blank_start]merchants[blank_end] to move to france

Jean Baptise Colbert made industries such as

Under the rule of Louis XIV, france achieves [blank_start]hegemony[blank_end]

[blank_start]4[blank_end] wars of Louis xiv - the 1st [blank_start]3[blank_end] have little [blank_start]gains[blank_end] as other countries ally against him to keep [blank_start]balance[blank_end] of power

Louis xiv Success or failure? Success 1. He was most [blank_start]powerful[blank_end] monarch in europe for decades (achieved hegemony) 2. Gained some [blank_start]territory[blank_end] in wars Failure 1. Wars didn’t achieve much and came at great [blank_start]cost[blank_end] 2. [blank_start]Revoked[blank_end] edict of nantes 3. Resentment over absolute rule paved way for french [blank_start]revolution[blank_end] in 1789

Louis XIV revoked the Edict of [blank_start]Nantes[blank_end] with the Edict of [blank_start]fontainebleau[blank_end] This harmed economy as [blank_start]huguenots[blank_end] fled france

what did Louis XIV and Peter the Great have in common

Peter the Great faced a rebellion as a child ([blank_start]strelsty[blank_end] uprising), when the palace [blank_start]guards[blank_end] revolted

Peter the Great's goal was to [blank_start]modernize[blank_end] the country

[blank_start]Peter[blank_end] the Great wanted to make the country more like the [blank_start]West[blank_end] after visiting the West and learning from scientists, military leaders, + ship builders When he returned, he modernized [blank_start]army[blank_end], reformed [blank_start]government[blank_end], established [blank_start]navy[blank_end], encouraged manufacturing + [blank_start]trade[blank_end], established first [blank_start]hospital[blank_end]

Peter the Great wanted to get more warm water [blank_start]ports[blank_end] He tried to take [blank_start]black[blank_end] sea (controlled by OE) and failed Fought [blank_start]sweden[blank_end] in great northern war --> got access to [blank_start]baltic[blank_end] sea

Peter the Great moved the capital to

Catherine the Great's husband was murdered by palace guards

Catherine the Great has [blank_start]Enlightened[blank_end] ideas, but works to keep power (nobles thrive over [blank_start]serfs[blank_end])

[blank_start]Enlightenment[blank_end]: ruler should improve society

[blank_start]Catherine[blank_end] the Great was a patron of arts (established [blank_start]hermitage[blank_end] museum), literature, + theater

Catherine the Great gained territory: * War w/ turks (OE) - Gains control of [blank_start]black[blank_end] sea + [blank_start]Crimea[blank_end] * [blank_start]Poland[blank_end]

[blank_start]Poland[blank_end] was partitioned [blank_start]3[blank_end] times until off the map and shared with austria, prussia, and russia