Louis made sure he kept his power by keeping nobles out of the government and he gave power to a new group called the intendents.

They believed in divine right which meant a ruler had to receive the right to rule from God.

1. They had the largest fleet of merchant ships. 2. They were also the most important bankers in Europe.

Peter the Great visited Europe because he wanted to learn about European manufacturing process

Cardinal Richelieu, strengthened self-government, sought to destroy the power of the Huguenots and nobles.

The Hapsburgs were a noble family that ruled Austria Hungary, and Bohemia. Their empire linked with different people like the Czechs, Hungarians, Italians, Croa

Louis brought disaster to France by trying to seize more land which caused the opposing forces to become allies and take down France.

Spanish king who took control of Portugal but failed in his invasion of England

Some artists and writers of Spain's golden age were El Greco, Diego Velasquez and Miguel de Cervantes

1) A peace treaty was made called the Peace of Westphalia and caused disaster in Germany where 4 million people died 2)The peace treaty weakened the power of Au

Peter the Great increased his power by taking away noble power, creating a seaport for trade and bringing in new food. Not only economically was he advanced but

The monarchy gets stronger in France because the nobles are losing power. one way to get rid of their power was to stop them from hiding in the castle

English military, political, and religious figure who led the Parliamentarian victory in the English Civil War (1642-1649) and called for the execution of Charl