Bombard Topic 1 Vocab

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Absolute monarchy

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A form of government in which a ruler has complete authority over the government and lives of the people he or she governs.

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Divine right

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Idea that rulers' authority came directly from God.

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Hapsburg Empire

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Central European Empire that lasted from the 1400s to the 1900s, including the lands of the Holy Roman Empire and the Netherlands.

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Charles V

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Holy Roman emperor during the time of Martin Luther's Reformation efforts.

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Phillip II

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Strong supporter of the Roman Catholic counter-reformation.

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Armada

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Fleet of ships.

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Miguel de Cervantes

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Spanish writer, who wrote Don Quixote.

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Huguenots

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French Protestants that had wars with Catholics.

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Henry IV

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German King who became Holy Roman Emperor in 1084, was a Huguenot, but converted to Catholicism.

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Edict of Nantes

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Law issued by French King Henry IV in 1598 giving more religious freedom to the Huguenots.