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| a ruler with complete authority over the government and the lives of the people |
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| belief that a ruler's authority comes directly from God |
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| official appointed by French king Louis XIV to govern the provinces, collect, & recruit soldiers |
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| morning ritual during which nobles would wait upon French king Louis XIV |
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| distribution of military and economic power that prevents any one nation from becoming too strong |
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| Protestant whose views are opinions differed from those of the Church of England |
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| government in which a constitution or legislative body limits the monarch's power |
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| constitutional government |
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| government whose power is defined and limited by law |
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| parliament advisors to the king who originally met in a small room or "cabinet" |
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| government in which ruling power belongs to a few people |
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| 1 of 7 German princes who would choose the Holy Roman emperor |
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| solider serving in a foreign power for pay |
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| reduction in the number of people in an area |
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| adoption of western ideas, technology, and culture |
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| landowning noble in Russia under the tsars |
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| port that is free of ice year-round |
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