World History Chapter 14

Vocabulary review for Crisis and Absolutism

• An artistic style of the 17th century characterized by complex forms, bold ornamentation, and contrasting elements

• It tried to blend ideals of the Renaissance with 16th century religious revival

Baroque

• An artistic style of the 17th century characterized by complex forms, bold ornamentation, and contrasting elements

• It tried to blend ideals of the Renaissance with 16th century religious revival

• Rights by which all humans are supposedly born, including the rights to life, liberty, and property

• The American government was founded on these principles

NATURAL RIGHTS

• Rights by which all humans are supposedly born, including the rights to life, liberty, and property

• The American government was founded on these principles

• Artistic movement that emerged in Italy in the 1520’s and 1530’s; it marked the end of the Renaissance by breaking down the principles of balance, harmony, and moderation

MANNERISM

• Artistic movement that emerged in Italy in the 1520’s and 1530’s; it marked the end of the Renaissance by breaking down the principles of balance, harmony, and moderation

• Combative

MILITANT

• Combative

• A fleet of warships

ARMADA

• A fleet of warships

• A political system in which a ruler holds total power

ABSOLUTISM

• A political system in which a ruler holds total power

• A Russian noble

BOYAR

• A Russian noble

• Russian for “Caesar”, the title used by Russian emperors

• a republic

COMMONWEALTH

• a republic

• the belief that kings receive their power from God & are responsible only to God

DIVINE RIGHT OF KINGS

• the belief that kings receive their power from God & are responsible only to God

• a rapid increase in prices

INFLATION

• a rapid increase in prices

• the practice of magic by people supposedly in league with the devil

• the practice of magic by people supposedly in league with the devil