france & england
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Absolute Monarch• Wields unrestricted political power over the sovereign state and its
people.
Agrarian• Person who advocates a redistribution of landed property
Capitalism• An economic and political system in which a country's trade and
industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state
Divine Right• Political and religious doctrine of royal and political legitimacy. It
asserts that a monarch is subject to no earthly authority, deriving the right to rule directly from the will of God
Left-Wing• Liberal, socialist, or radical section of a political party or system
Monopoly• The exclusive possession or control of the supply or trade in a
commodity or service
Right-Wing• Conservative section of a political party or system
Edict of Nantes• Gave rights to Huguenauts.
Edict of Fountainbleu• Revoked Edict of Nantes.
Elizabeth I of England• She supported the northern protestant cause as a safeguard against
Spain attacking England. She had her rival, Mary, Queen of Scots, beheaded.
English Bill of Rights• Document that guaranteed certain rights to English citizens and
declared that elections for Parliament would happen frequently.
Henry Tudor (Henry VIII)• After the pope refused to grant a divorce from his wife, Catherine of
Aragon, founded the Church of England
Louis XIV (France)• Absolute monarch that built up France's internal strength through
finance and military.
Church of England (Anglican Church)• Founded by King Henry VIII
Huguenots• French Protestants.
Peter the Great (Russia)• Ruled Russia, wanted closer ties to western Europe, modernize and
strengthen Russia