Absolutism In Eastern Europe Flashcards
3 empires on French boarder to Russia were declining in the 17th century because of
A lack of strong central authority and efficient systems of government
Occupied the area from the French boarder to Russia in the mid 17th century
Holy Roman Empire, the Republic of Poland, and the Ottoman Empire
What were the main causes of the decline of the Holy Roman Empire
The reformation, the thirty years war, and bad emperors
The thirty years war left the Holy Roman Empire
Divided into 300 independent states
The reformation left the Holy Roman Empire
Decided religiously between Catholics and Protestants
In 1660 the king of Poland was elected by
Polish nobles
Nobles who elected the king of Poland in 1660
Greatly restricted his power
The ottomans threatened Vienna under the lead of
Suleiman the magnificent
Marks the beginning of a steady decline in Ottoman power
Austrians successfully repel the Turks
The pragmatic sanction stated that
Maria Theresa would inherit the throne and all Habsburg lands
Ruled after Charles VI
Mari Theresa
Became hereditary rulers of Brandenburg in 1417
Hohenzollerns
Began process of forging the Hohenzollern territories into strong powers
Fredrick William the great elector
Frederick William the great elector demanded loyalty from
Junkers
Junkers
German land owners
In return for loyalty to Fredrick William the great elector the Junkers revived
Full power over serfs who labored on their estate
Both Fredrick William the great elector an Fredrick William I believed in
Well equipped or powerful armies
During the rule of Fredrick William I the Prussian army
Doubled in size
Dominated priorities and values if Prussian life under Fredrick William I
Military
Officer corps of Prussia were led by the
Junkers
Because of Russia’s geographic isolation
The ideas of the renaissance, reformation, age of exploration, and scientific revolution did not reach Russia
Russia experienced an age of weakness following
Ivan the terrible’s death
Wanted to westernize Russia
Peter the great
In order to learn from his rivals about westernization Peter the great
Toured shipyards, examined military equipment and observed western customs
Peter the great begins westernization by
Expanding the Russian army and constructing a new navy
Peter the great improved agriculture by
Introducing the potato
Peter the great strengthened the economy by
Importing skilled workers
Peter the great liberates women by
Allowing them to appear in public without veils
The great northern war
Peter orders his army to end swede a dominance on the Baltic
The victor of the great Northern war was
Peter the great /Russia
As a result to the great northern war Russia became
A dominant power on the Baltic Sea
Old nobility who supported traditional Russian culture.
Boyars
Peter the great required boyars to
Shave their beards, construct Saint Petersburg and serve in the army
Serfs during the rule of Peter the great generally worked
In mines and factories
