Absolutism and Constitutionalism

2. the first Stuart to be king of England and Ireland from 1603 to 1625 and king of Scotland from 1567 to 1625
3. Son of James I. King of England, Scotland, and Ireland
4. System created by Cardinal Richelieu in order to weaken the nobility
6. powerful family of German nobles in control of Spain, the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, parts of eastern Europe, the Austrian Empire, and the Holy Roman Empire.
10. born on Crete and distinguished himself as a painter in Western Europe, first in Rome and then in Spain, where he produced his best-known works
13. A style of European architecture, art, and music in the 17th and 18th centuries that was characterized by ornate detail, exaggerated motion, exuberance, and grandeur
14. the first tsar of Russia
15. the using of one's own artistic methods. In some paintings, the artist distorted the figures to convey a sense of suffering.
16. the style of French art shows a classical adherence to certain rules of proportion and sobriety uncharacteristic of the Baroque as it was practiced in most of the rest of Europe during the same period
17. a realistic portrayal of life
19. ruled russia from 1682-1725
20. the permanent residence of King Louis XIV of France

1. held the power of recording royal decrees
5. a form of government in which all sovereign power rested in the hands of a single monarch (absolute monarch), who claimed to rule by divine right and was therefore responsible only to God.
7. Holy Roman emperor from 1452 and German king from 1440 who laid the foundations for the greatness of the House of Habsburg in European affairs.
8. the Russian noble class
9. Wealthy landowners in the countryside who dominated politics in the House of Commons
11. Successor and advisor to the boy-king Louis XIV
12. Greatest Dutch artist of the seventeenth century
18. tax on the French peasantry on property and land, provided permanent income for French royal government