APEH - Unit 3 Vocab (1/2)

Anything that is not religious in its character or purpose.

Term for those nobles and royal figures who supported religious   toleration as a means of restoring domestic peace and strengthening the nation.

The power of a state to govern itself; supreme power or authority.

A system of government where all power is in the hands of the ruler.

A power or authority that is bestowed by God.

The family that held the throne of France from 1589 until the French Revolution.

1598 royal decree issued by King Henry IV of France that granted religious toleration and control of 200 walled fortified cities to that nation’s Protestant minority.

Period of time during which a monarch rules.

Formal combat with weapons between two people in front of witnesses.

French royal governmental officials who took over roles once held by the French nobility.

Non-elected governmental officials who keep the machinery of the state functioning.

French Protestants who followed the teachings of John Calvin.

1648 international agreement that ended the Thirty Years’ War.  The treaty marked a major defeat of the Habsburg dynasty and the rise of the Bourbon dynasty.  It destroyed the Holy Roman Empire.

A full-time, professional military force composed of career soldiers and conscripts

A period of government when an appointed figure rules in the name of the monarch due the monarch’s youth, illness, or incapacity.

An uprising, led by French nobles, against the growth of absolutism in that nation.  It was crushed by the government of Louis XIV.

Famous declaration by Louis XIV that sums up the role of the absolute monarch.  It translates as “I am the state.”

A tax (n) or the authority to collect a tax (v).

Of or pertaining to the nobility.

1685 royal proclamation that ended religious freedoms for French Huguenots and led to the emigration of over 200,000 Protestants.

The dominant economic policy of the 1500s – 1750s, it was based on the formation of self-sufficient national economies.  This was achieved by limiting imports through high tariffs, the development of national industries, and the acquisition of colonies.  It emphasized the amassing of bullion.

A tax placed on imported goods to keep out foreign competition.

An alliance of nations who feared the growing power of Louis XIV’s France.  It was principally led by William of Orange (Netherlands) who went on to become William III (England).

Something that is legally based; a child born to a married couple.

1713 agreement that ended the War of Spanish Succession.  The Bourbon King Phillip V was allowed to remain King of Spain but the treaty was a major defeat for France and Spain.

Strategic region attached to the bottom of the Iberian Peninsula; it controls the passage between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.

Precious metals (gold and silver) in bulk form, valued by weight.

The dynasty that ruled the German state of Prussia and later ruled the German Empire.

An aggressive posture that glorifies the military.

Title held by the ruling monarch of Prussia and later Germany.

The Prussian political organization created to direct the affairs of the nation and supervise the bureaucracy.

Term that historically refers to the nobility of Prussia.

Title held by the ruling monarch of the Ottoman Empire.

Epic 1571 naval battle between the Ottoman Empire and Christian forces led by Spain that changed the balance of power in the Mediterranean Sea and began the gradual decline of the Ottomans.

Elite Ottoman military force, at first composed of Christian-born captives; it was the first standing army in the history of Europe.