Background Flashcards
1
Q
What are the 3 declining places
A
HRE
Ottoman
Poland
2
Q
What are the 3 rising places
A
Russia
Austria
Prussia
3
Q
Eastern Europe was generally___not__
A
absoloute
divine
4
Q
How did Eastern Europe make deals with nobles to remain absoloute
A
If nobles allow them to be absolute, they get total control over serfs.
5
Q
What were serfs viewed as?
A
slaves
6
Q
Where was serf slave culture prominent
A
Russia
7
Q
What is something strange about middle class in Eastern Europe
A
even though it ussually increases, it does not in eastern Europe
8
Q
DId eastern europe have little or a lot of represenative bodies
A
little
9
Q
Is eastern europe more or less advanced than western europe
A
less advanced
10
Q
What was the main characteristics of eastern europe? (except for baltic ports)
A
more agrarian (farms, agricultural)
