Absolutism In Eastern Europe

Question 0

3 empires on French boarder to Russia were declining in the 17th century because of

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A lack of strong central authority and efficient systems of government

Question 1

Occupied the area from the French boarder to Russia in the mid 17th century

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Holy Roman Empire, the Republic of Poland, and the Ottoman Empire

Question 2

What were the main causes of the decline of the Holy Roman Empire

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The reformation, the thirty years war, and bad emperors

Question 3

The thirty years war left the Holy Roman Empire

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Divided into 300 independent states

Question 4

The reformation left the Holy Roman Empire

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Decided religiously between Catholics and Protestants

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In 1660 the king of Poland was elected by

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Polish nobles

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Nobles who elected the king of Poland in 1660

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Greatly restricted his power

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The ottomans threatened Vienna under the lead of

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Suleiman the magnificent

Question 8

Marks the beginning of a steady decline in Ottoman power

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Austrians successfully repel the Turks

Question 9

The pragmatic sanction stated that

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Maria Theresa would inherit the throne and all Habsburg lands

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Ruled after Charles VI

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Mari Theresa

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Became hereditary rulers of Brandenburg in 1417

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Hohenzollerns

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Began process of forging the Hohenzollern territories into strong powers

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Fredrick William the great elector

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Frederick William the great elector demanded loyalty from

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Junkers

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Junkers

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German land owners

Question 15

In return for loyalty to Fredrick William the great elector the Junkers revived

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Full power over serfs who labored on their estate

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Both Fredrick William the great elector an Fredrick William I believed in

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Well equipped or powerful armies

Question 17

During the rule of Fredrick William I the Prussian army

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Doubled in size

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Dominated priorities and values if Prussian life under Fredrick William I

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Military

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Officer corps of Prussia were led by the

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Junkers

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Because of Russia’s geographic isolation

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The ideas of the renaissance, reformation, age of exploration, and scientific revolution did not reach Russia

Question 21

Russia experienced an age of weakness following

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Ivan the terrible’s death

Question 22

Wanted to westernize Russia

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Peter the great

Question 23

In order to learn from his rivals about westernization Peter the great

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Toured shipyards, examined military equipment and observed western customs

Question 24

Peter the great begins westernization by

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Expanding the Russian army and constructing a new navy

Question 25

Peter the great improved agriculture by

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Introducing the potato

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Peter the great strengthened the economy by

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Importing skilled workers

Question 27

Peter the great liberates women by

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Allowing them to appear in public without veils

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The great northern war

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Peter orders his army to end swede a dominance on the Baltic

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The victor of the great Northern war was

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Peter the great /Russia

Question 30

As a result to the great northern war Russia became

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A dominant power on the Baltic Sea

Question 31

Old nobility who supported traditional Russian culture.

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Boyars

Question 32

Peter the great required boyars to

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Shave their beards, construct Saint Petersburg and serve in the army

Question 33

Serfs during the rule of Peter the great generally worked

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In mines and factories