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Who is Peter the Great
Tsar of Russia from late 1600s to the early 1700s; westernized Russia; made it modern to make it a major European power.
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Who is Galileo Galilei
Italian who played a major role in the Scientific Revolution; improved the telescope & made astronomical observations.
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What is the The Bill of Rights
English document; Parliament would choose their ruler; couldn't suspend laws w/o Parliament’s consent, among other things.
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What are The Puritans
Protestant group that wanted to purge some beliefs and refine some beliefs of the Church of England. They settled in Massachusetts.
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Who is James I
King of England (& Ireland) and Scotland during the 1st ¼ of the 1600s; he ordered a new English translation of the Bible.
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Who is Louis XIII
King of France from 1610 to 1643. He leaned heavily on his prime minister to govern the kingdom.
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Whos is Isaac Newton
An English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, etc. Considered by many to be the greatest & most influential scientist ever.
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What is the The Navigation Act of 1651
English law that led to a commercial war with the Dutch; it required that all imports into England be sent in English ships.
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What are The Separatists
Also known as the Pilgrims; Protestants that separated from the corrupt Church of England and eventually settled in Massachusetts.
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Who is Charles I
King of England (& Ireland) and Scotland during the 2nd ¼ of the 1600s. He was executed during the English Civil War.
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Who is Louis XIV
The longest reigning king in French history (1643-1715). He solidified his power, built Versailles, and cracked down on the Huguenots.
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Who is Rene Descartes
French philosopher, called “the Father of Modern Philosophy”; also “the father of analytical geometry.”
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What is The Act of Toleration
English law that granted freedom of conscience and the right of public worship to non-Anglican Protestants.
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What is The House of Burgesses
In Virginia, it was the first assembly of elected representatives of English colonists in North America.
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Who is Charles II
King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1660-1685, "the Restoration." He was “the Merry Monarch” due to his love of entertainment.
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Who is Frederick William
One of the greatest of the Hohenzollerns of Prussia; called the Great Elector. He made several small armies into one strong force.
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Who is Johannes Kepler
Mathematician of early 1600s; used mathematics to prove the heliocentric theory of the universe; discovered orbits were ovals.
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What is The Habeas Corpus Act
English law; you can demand to be brought before a judge within a period of time; no unlawful imprisonment.
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What is The Fronde
A series of rebellions in France from 1648-1652; some nobles & peasants unsuccessfully tried to reestablish the power of the nobility.
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Who is James II
King of England (& Ireland) and Scotland in the late 1600s; last Roman Catholic monarch; was hated for trying to be an absolute monarch.
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Whos is Gustavus Adolphus
King of Sweden (1611-1632). He led Sweden to military supremacy; one of the greatest military commanders of all time.
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Who is Anton van Leeuwenhoek
Perfected and used the microscope to discover bacteria; the first person to see cells; “the Father of Microbiology.”
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What are the Whigs & Tories
English political parties; one opposed to absolute rule; one for conservative Anglicans usually.
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What is The Romanov Dynasty
2nd and last imperial dynasty to rule over Russia, reigning from 1613 until a 1917 overthrow during a revolution.
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Who is Ferdinand II
Not a Charles or James; the Holy Roman Emperor and King of both Bohemia & Hungary in the 1620s & 1630s; suppressed Protestants.
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