EH103 - State Building

Built Versailles and invited the French nobility to live with him (and with good reason)

Rulers who were inspired by or adopted Enlightened principles like Catherine the Great

Fear of this was partially key to the overthrow of 2 English kings in the 17th century

Idea that government should stay out of business... Just let it be

What became the first universal currency?

Which joint-stock company dominated trade in Southeast Asia?

In The Spirit of Laws who supported a separation of powers

With one of these you own part of the company and make a profit when the company does

First world-wide conflict that reshaped Europe's balance of power

Belief that all power of the state belongs to a king

Which did absolute monarchs NOT favor:

Belief that a king's power was derived from God.

Raw materials were shipped from here as part of the Triangular Trade Route.

Civil War in France against the young Louis XIV and Cardinal Mazarin.

Protestants feared he would return England to Catholicism so they invited his daughter to rule.

What commodity did France's North American colonies produce?

Charles I's conflict with Parliament led to the...

What nation lost much of its North American territory in the Seven Years War?

Louis 13's chief minister. He wanted to strengthen France's absolute monarchy & role in Europe

Where did most of Spain's silver supply originate?

The Glorious Revolution illustrated the dominance of ____ over the _____.

By the end of the 1700s which country controlled trade in India?

Oh Charlie (Charles I) did not do so well in the English Civil War. What was his fate?

Forced to accept the English Bill of Rights before ruling & accept Parliament's authority

"Lovers of wisdom," these intellectuals used logic &reason to develop new ideas about society

John Locke argued all EXCEPT:

Charles VI sought approval of this to keep land together and ensure his successor

Who am I? I was the best example of what an absolute monarch should be like.

What cash crop did England's North American colonies produce?

Which of the following did not result in the end of a monarchy's reign?

Within the Triangular Trade what was exchanged between Europe and Africa?

He argued for the need of a strong monarch to keep order in his book Leviathan.

The Manila Gallons linked Mexico with...

Not a NEW power in central/eastern Europe

Slaves from Africa were sent here as part of the Triangular Trade Route.

Which of the following led to a population increase between 1660 & 1790?

Peter the Great attempted to westernize this & built St. Petersburg as "Window on the West"

Challenged divine right of kings, argued for liberty & rights

Oliver Cromwell established one of these after the English Civil War.

Who emerged as the dominant power in Europe after the Seven Years War?

Who was Louis XIV's chief minister? He was quite unpopular but got the job done.

Wrote about CAPITALISM

Intellectual movement of the 17th and 18th century also known as the "Age of Reason"

Developed the scientific method

Which established an absolute monarchy by the 18th century?

The islands of the Caribbean and Brazil produced large quantities of...

Center of the Enlightenment

Which group became leaders in banking and maritime commerce by the 18th century?

Rousseau argued for...

Charles VI wanted to keep Hapsburg land together. Spent years trying to get other to recognize