Absolute Monarch• Wields unrestricted political power over the sovereign state and its

people.

Agrarian• Person who advocates a redistribution of landed property

Capitalism• An economic and political system in which a country's trade and

industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state

Divine Right• Political and religious doctrine of royal and political legitimacy. It

asserts that a monarch is subject to no earthly authority, deriving the right to rule directly from the will of God

Left-Wing• Liberal, socialist, or radical section of a political party or system

Monopoly• The exclusive possession or control of the supply or trade in a

commodity or service

Right-Wing• Conservative section of a political party or system

Edict of Nantes• Gave rights to Huguenauts.

Edict of Fountainbleu• Revoked Edict of Nantes.

Elizabeth I of England• She supported the northern protestant cause as a safeguard against

Spain attacking England. She had her rival, Mary, Queen of Scots, beheaded.

English Bill of Rights• Document that guaranteed certain rights to English citizens and

declared that elections for Parliament would happen frequently.

Henry Tudor (Henry VIII)• After the pope refused to grant a divorce from his wife, Catherine of

Aragon, founded the Church of England

Louis XIV (France)• Absolute monarch that built up France's internal strength through

finance and military.

Church of England (Anglican Church)• Founded by King Henry VIII

Huguenots• French Protestants.

Peter the Great (Russia)• Ruled Russia, wanted closer ties to western Europe, modernize and

strengthen Russia