history chapter 21 and 22

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What country was Phillip ii associated with? 
He was a hapsburg ruler
How did phillip ii come to power? 
He inherited spain, the spanish netherlands, and American colonies from his dad charles v. Also inherited portugal later on
what where some strengths of the spanish empire? 
they were very wealthy and had a powerfull military
what where some weaknesses of the spanish empire? 
Due to wealth and all the gold and silver coming in on ships they struggled with lots of inflation problems. They also lost money to wars and spent a lot of money of foreign goods
what is military dictatorship? 
when an absolute ruler gets their power from the military
who was louis xiii 
He came to power in france after Henry iv died
who was Cardinal Richalieu? 
He was appointed by louis xiii to make up for his weakness. Richalieu was a strong ruler and he strengthened france
who was louis xiv? 
He was ruler of france after his dad louis xiii. He helped to make france the most powerfull country in europe. He loved to surround himself with wealth and left both a good and bad legacy after his death
What was the palace of versailles? 
This was a giant palace where louis xiv lived. He lived in royalty with many servants and peasants. This Palace represented his wealth and power
who was Maria theresa? 
She was a Austrian ruler who faced many years of war during her reign. She was also a part of the 7 years war after creating an alliance with france
what was the 7 years war?
Austia and France frighting agianst Russia britain and prussia. This war started after A and F started and alliance and Britain got nervous they where gonna become too powerfull
The Hapsburgs where a family of catholic nobles who where from austria. They also ruled much of the area arround france
who was fredrick the great? 
He was the kind of prussia who followed many of his fathers laws and rules but softened them a little. He encouraged religous toleration and legal reform. Said a ruler should be a father to his people
Who was Ivan the terrible? 
A russian ruler who married Anastaisia. During his good period he expanded russia and added new laws
why was ivan the terrible call ivan the terrible?
After his wifes death he started to rule through fear and terror killing anyone who opposed him
who where the romanovs? 
A family of Nobles in Russia that where elected to become a royal family
Who was michael Romanov? 
He was Anastasias nephew and was chosen as the first Romanov ruler
Who was peter the great? 
He was a ruler of russia who focused greatly on westernization
What was westernization? 
This was using europe as a model for Russian change. Russia changed many things like their appearanc, what they ate, how they traveled, And how their society was organzied
What was st. Petersburg? 
A warm water port on the baltic sea. Peter the great spent 20 years fighting Sweden to take over the port
What was the english civil war? 
This took place after Parliment passed laws to limit royal power. Charles i got angry at this and fled london to raise and army north of england.
what where the two sides of the english civil war? 
cavaliers/royalist where the supporters of charles vs the puritans who supported parliment
After the English civil war who took over england? 
Oliver crowmwell
what was the glorious revolution? 
A bloodless overthrow of the english king.
king james dissolves parliment
members of paliment invite william and mary of orange to overthrow james
upon arrival james ran away. Mary and will gain power and promised to always honor parliment
What is a constitutional monarchy? 
This was a monarchy promised by will and mary. This monarchy limited to rulers power
What was the purpose of the english bill of rights?
This made clear limits to royal power
what is parliment? 
the lawmaking body/branch of english government
what rulers tried to dissolve parliment? 
charles i and james ii
How did the renaissance influence the scientific revolution? 
It was a rebirth of learning after the middle ages. This led to people desiring information and asking more questions
how did reformation influence the scientific revolution? 
It challenged and questioned church and its teachings
what is the geocentric theory? 
This is the earth center view which means all planets and the sun circled the earth
What is the scientific revolution?
a new way of thinking about the natural world based upon observation and willingness to question accepted beliefs
what is the heliocentric theory?
The idea that all the planets revolved around the sun
What is the scientific method? 
A logical procedure for gathering and testing ideas. scientists started to use a hypothesis experiments and analyzation
What idea did francis bacon support? 
He believed in the experimental method and urged scientists to experiment and draw conclusions
What idea did rene descartes support? 
he believed it was important to use geometry and math for scientific research
Who was copernicus? 
He came up with the heliocentric theory bit died to soon to further hos research. kepler furthered his research
Who was kepler? 
studies planetary motion and worked to proved copernicuses theory
who was galileo? 
He made a more powerful telescope wich made it easier to see and study planets
who was isaac newton? 
Discovered the universal laws of gravity and motion