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    focused on personal faith in God rather than sacraments. The beliefs of John Calvin were much different. He supported the concept of secular piety and used this to create a link between the church and state. In cities such as Geneva‚ the French Huguenots and Calvinists believed in complete control of the state by the church. Calvinism also believed in a God that is completely sovereign‚ predestining some to salvation‚ the rest to hell‚ some to be kings‚ and the rest to be subjects‚ but all equal

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    For instance‚ the way that the two monarchs dealt with problems that came up during their rule. For Louis XIV‚ it was when he wanted to dispose of the Huguenots. He did this by prohibiting Protestants from settling in New France. Elizabeth was more calm and knowledgeable with problems she faced. Elizabeth wanted to make England Protestant but if she did‚ there would be a civil war that would break out in

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    Louis XIV also known as “The Sun King” was one of the most absolute of rulers that ever ruled France. His primary goals as king were “One King‚ One Law‚ One Faith.” He achieved this in such ways; he declared himself his own prime minister “I am the state”‚ he kept the nobility in check‚ disbanded the General Assembly‚ and the revocation of the Edict of Nantes. However‚ his great ambitions and lavish lifestyle would ultimately lead France into dept‚ and set the building blocks for the French Revolution

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    AP US History Ch.1 Identifications 1. Tenochtithin- the Aztec capital built on the site of present-day Mexico City and had a population of over 100‚000 in 1500 and an impressive complex of majestic public buildings including temples equal in size to the great pyramids of Egypt. 2. Iroquios Confederation- is a collection of five original nations bound together by mutual peace and friendship. The founding nations were the Mohawk‚ Oneida‚ Onondaga‚ Cayuga and Seneca Nations‚ with the Tuscarora

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    • The search for a homeland for the French protestants • Wealth • Build an empire • Gain European power • Export American goods • To gain new rights and status Who? • Explorers • Navigators • Huguenots (French protestants which were skilled and well-educated) • Families • French Catholics • Traders • Small amount of soldiers and military commanders • Young women at the marriageable age Other • The French failed many times to establish colonies

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    Good deeds may be done by any one in any walk of life; by the soldier in barracks or on the battle-field‚ by the woman in the home‚ the nurse in the hospital‚ the business-man in his office‚ the boy at school‚ or the inventor in the work ship. The actual performance of a good deed adds to the happiness both of the doer and of those for whom it is done. The memory of a good deed excites love and gratitude‚ renews man’s belief in his kind‚ and inspires others to go and do likewise. It is an incentive

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    Desiderius Erasmus --- Thomas More --- Jan van Eyck 4. Ulrich Zwingli --- John Knox --- The Institutes of Christian Religion 5. Archbishop Cranmer --- Henry VIII --- Elizabethan Settlement 6. Pope Paul III --- Council of Trent --- Angela Merici 7. Huguenots ---Saint Bartholomew’s Day Massacre --- Edict of Nantes 8. Peace of Augsburg --- Thirty Years’ War --- Peace of Westphalia 9. Hernando Cortez ---Corregidores ---Mercantilism 10. Absolutism ---Cardinal Richelieu --- Fronde 11. Constitutionalism ---

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    History and culture of many nations and societies have been affected by political systems. In the 1600s-1700s two political systems‚ absolute monarchy of France and the constitutional monarchy of England‚ have affected Europe. Absolute monarchy is when a ruler rules with absolute‚ or total‚ power. A constitutional monarchy is when laws limit the power of the monarch so they cannot rule absolutely. These two political systems affected not only their own country‚ but the whole of Europe as well. Mainly

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    Assignment 1 1. The religious differences in France lead to a civil war by dividing the state into two distinct sides: one that supported the monarch and was Catholic and one that was antimonarchic and Protestant. Violence was incited through religious ceremonies and the destruction of churches highlighted how the religion differences further divided France then before and led to the want for one religion to prevail because each thought the other was blasphemous. The nobles that used Protestantism

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    king. Louis XIV regulated guilds with high quality products in the hopes foreign buyers would purchase them. There was a tight government control that improved the economy over time. Louis revoked the edict on Nantes‚ which made it impossible for Huguenots to live openly in France. As a result‚ many left and their loss gave a severe hit to the economy. Louis XIV fought the war of the Spanish Succession to prevent a French king from succeeding a Spanish throne. The war was long and costly so they signed

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