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Down: 1) a division into pieces3) Frederick William I was a Prussian ruler who came to power upon the death of his father in 1713.4) series of wars in which various European nations competed for power in Central Europe after the death of Hapsburg emperor Charles VI7) parliamentary advisors to the king who originally met in a small room, or “cabinet”10) a strong military state in central Europe that emerged in the late 1600s11) belief that a ruler’s authority comes directly from God13) Central European empire that lasted from the 1400s to the 1900s and at its height included the lands of the Holy Roman Empire and the Netherlands14) Catherine was also an absolute monarch, like other European rulers of the time, and often she was among the most ruthless.15) Finance minister of France18) adoption of western ideas, technology, and culture20) Empress of Hapsburg.22) port that is free of ice year-round24) members of an English Protestant group who wanted to “purify” the Church of England by making it more simple and more morally strict25) capital city and major port that Peter the Great established in 170326) having unlimited power30) Ruler of the Hapsburg empire32) King of france for 40 years35) Ruler of france who converted the country to Catholicism after a war against the Catholics. Across: 2) distribution of military and economic power that prevents any one nation from becoming too strong5) Peter the Great, as he came to be called, used his power to put Russia on the road to becoming a great modern power. He had expanded Russian territory, gained ports on the Baltic Sea, and created a mighty army.6) King of England that believe he had the divine right to be ruler8) government in which a constitution or legislative body limits the monarch’s powers9) morning ritual during which nobles would wait upon French king Louis XIV12) Chief minister of France16) King of England who behave like an absolute monarch. HIs dad was James I.17) soldier serving in a foreign army for pay19) fleet of ships21) landowning noble in Russia under the tsars23) series of acts passed by the English Parliament in 1689 that limited the rights of the monarchy and ensured the superiority of Parliament27) official appointed by French king Louis XIV to govern the provinces, collect taxes, and recruit soldiers28) Ferdinand, the Catholic Hapsburg king of Bohemia, sought to suppress Protestants and to assert royal power over nobles.29) French Protestants of the 1500s and 1600s31) series of treaties that ended the Thirty Years’ War33) royal French residence and seat of government established by King Louis XIV34) After becoming king in 1740, Frederick II lost no time in using his army. As you have read, he boldly seized Silesia from Austria, sparking the War of the Austrian Succession.36) ruler with complete authority over the government and lives of the people he or she governs37) A puritan general who led the Parliament army against the King's army38) government whose power is defined and limited by law39) law issued by French king Henry IV in 1598 giving more religious freedom to French Protestants
 

 

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