module 11 lesson 3

Question 1

conflict over religion, territory, and power among European ruling families

Answer 1

Thirty Years’ War

Question 2

leader of Prussia who sought to increase his territory

Answer 2

Frederick the Great

Question 3

empress of Austria whose main enemy was Prussia

Answer 3

Maria Theresa

Question 4

conflict from 1756 to 1763 in which the forces of Britain and Prussia battled those of Austria, France, Russia, and other countries

Answer 4

Seven Years’ War

Question 5

Why was feudalism slow to end in central Europe?

Answer 5

because Central European governments passed laws tying peasants to their estates

Question 6

What were 3 causes of the Thirty Years’ War?

Answer 6

1)Protestant and Catholic rivalry
2) a desire for political rule over German states
3) poor rules of the Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand ll

Question 7

What were 4 effects of the Thirty Years’ War?

Answer 7

1) the end of European religious wars
2) France rewarded with German lands
3) the weakening of the Hapsburgs in Austria and Spain
4) the beginning of the modern age of nation-states

Question 8

Why did Catholic France support the Protestant cause of the Thirty Years’ War?

Answer 8

bc Louis XIV was concerned about the growing power of Austira

Question 9

How did King Frederick William l gain the support of the Prussian nobility?

Answer 9

by awarding the Junkers the ranks of officers in the army

Question 10

How was Frederick the Great different from Maria Theresa?

Answer 10

the Austrian princess, Maria Theresa, was a devout Catholic, while the Prussian king, Frederick the Great, did not believe in God

Question 11

Which iron-rich region did Frederick the Great invade, thereby starting the War of Austrian Succession?

Answer 11

Silesia