Eastern Absolutism

Question 1

Fredrick the Great was the leader of which country?

Answer 1

Prussia

Question 2

Which action, which Fredrick the Great ensued, was a leading cause for the Seven Years’ War (and later the 30 years war)? (Hint: he took land from another country)

Answer 2

Fredrick II seized the Habsburg territory of Silesia in the War of Austrian succession. Maria Theresa, ruler of Austria, responded to this by fighting back.

Question 3

Which ruler (during absolutism) called off the Russian attack on Prussia in the 7 years war?

Answer 3

Peter III

Question 4

Catherine the Great was the absolutist monarch of which country?

Answer 4

Russia

Question 5

An army of serfs, taken place in absolutist Russia, protests for natural rights, led by a man who claimed to be the dead Peter III

Answer 5

Pugachev Rebellion

Question 6

Compare western and eastern absolutism based on its serf vs nobility power

Answer 6

Western: serfdom abolished, weak nobility, strong middle class
Eastern: serfdom reestablished, powerful nobility, weak middle class

Question 7

What was the Pragmatic Sanction?

Answer 7

Charles VI states that in order to keep his family line going for as long as possible, a male OR female heir may ascend to the throne

Question 8

Who were the Junkers in Prussia?

Answer 8

Junkers were elite military soldiers which formed the backbone of the Prussian army

Question 9

Which family line ruled the House of Brandenburg in Prussia for centuries?

Answer 9

Hohenzollern