King Louis the 14th repealed the edict of Nantes
Wanted to promote religious unity to gain power
Peter the great's religious reform
Reorganized the Russian Orthodox Church and replaced leadership with his appointees
Peace of Utrecht (1713)
The pact concluding the War of the Spanish Succession, forbidding the union of France with Spain. Maintained the balance of power in Europe.
War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1713)
A war fought over the Spanish throne. Louis XIV wanted it for his grandson and fought a war against the Dutch, English, and the Holy Roman who wanted to maintain the balance of power.
consumer culture
Lower prices thanks to Industrial Revolution, agricultural Revolution, and the slave trade made many new things affordable for middle class Europeans, who started buying more stuff
The government is limited by the rule of law. The monarch had to share power.
Between king Phillip ||| of Spain and 17 provinces of Netherlands , provinces won the war. Was fought over Spanish control of Dutch wealth and tolerance of Protestantism
Rebellion of French nobles against cardinal mazarin, who was consolidating state power and taking away from the nobles. The Fronde threw France into chaos and cardinal mazarin eventually prevailed. The people realized they needed strong king
The Cromwell-controlled Parliament that proclaimed England a republic and abolished the House of Lords and the monarchy.
Military impact of balance of power wars
Balance of Power
After the peace of Westphalia, wars were fought to maintain the balance of power instead of over religion
mechanical hoe
Increased the efficiency with which weeds were removed from the soil
Mercantilism
An economic policy under which nations sought to increase their wealth and power by obtaining large amounts of gold and silver and by selling more goods than they bought
Restoration period
English civl war causes
Divine right to rule, conflicts with parliament over money needed to put down rebellions, and conflict with puritans over religion. King Charles I married a catholic.
Peter the great reforms
Visited Europe and convinced Russia needed to westernize and that he wanted to consolidate power for himself. Political reform, religious reform, cultural reform. To pay for the reforms, he tripled taxes so the peasants hated him
The Dutch federal assembly which comprised of Dutch oligarchs who made policy that served their best interests
Peter the great's political reform
associations of artisans organized to regulate the quality, quantity, and price of the goods produced as well as the number of affiliated apprentices and journeymen
Triennial Act (1641)
Oliver Cromwells dictatorship
Held on to power at all costs and didn't give people the rights he had promised them
Partition of Poland
The republic in England established by Oliver Cromwell, though in reality, it was a military dictatorship
Colombian exchange impact on the agricultural revolution
Allowed for new crop-rotation methods and improved European diets which increased life-spans
Hugenots flee France
Agriculture Revolution (1600s-1800s)
Agricultural output tripled despite urbanization thanks to new farming technology
The intendant system
King Louis the 14th sent representatives of himself to implement his policies across France. Undermined the authority of local governors and the nobility
putting-out system
“I am the state”
End of the English civl war
Oliver Cromwell captured King Charles I and did away with political opposition in parliament, and then had King Charles beheaded.
