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absolute monarch
ruler with complete authortiy over hte government and lives of the people
divine right
authority to rule came directly from god
armada
fleet of ships
intendants
royal officials hwo collected taxes, recruited soldiers, and carried out his polcies into the provinces (louix xiv)
levee
rising (of king louis XIV out of bed)
balance of power
distribution of military and economic power that would prevent any one nation from dominating europe
dissenters
protestants who differed with the church of england ie puritans
habeas corpus
no person could be held in prison without first being charged with a specific crime.
mercenaries
hired soldiers
depopulation
decrease in population
westernization
adoption of western ideas, technology, and culture
boyars
landowning nobles
warm-water ports
one that would be free of ice all year round
partition
divide up
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History Chapter 17 Vocab
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