1. Chapter 17 Vocabulary

2. Absolute Monarch
A ruler with complete authority over the government and lives of the people he or she governs 1

3. Divine Right
Belief that a ruler’s authority comes directly from GOD 2

4. Armada
A fleet of ships 3

5. Intendant
Official appointed by King Louis VIX to govern the provinces, collect taxes, and recruit soldiers 4

6. ‘
Levee
Morning ritual during which nobles would wait upon King Louis XIV 5

7. Balance of Power
Distribution of military and economic power that prevents one nation from becoming too strong 6

8. Dissenter
Protestants whose views and opinions differed with those of the Church of England 7

9. Habeas Corpus
Principle that a person cannot be held in prison without first being charged with a crime. Latin – Have Body ( where’s the body) 8

10. Limited Monarchy
Government in which a constitution or legislative body limits a monarchs powers 9

11. Elector
One of seven German princes who could chose the Holy Roman Emperor 10

12. Mercenary
Soldier serving in a foreign army for pay (Soldier of Fortune) 11

13. depopulation
Reduction in population 12

14. westernization
Adoption of Western European ideas, technology, and culture 13

15. Land owning noble in Russia under the Czars
Boyar
Land owning noble in Russia under the Czars 14

16. A port that is free of ice all year.
Warm-Water Port
A port that is free of ice all year. 15

17. Partition
Divide 16

18. Huguenots
French Protestants 17

19. Versailles
Residence and seat of government established by King Louis XIV 18

20. Puritan
Protestant sect in England hoping to "purify" the Anglican church of Roman Catholic traces in practice and organization. 19

21. Puritan
Protestant sect in England hoping to "purify" the Anglican church of Roman Catholic traces in practice and organization. 20