THE SECOND SERFDOM - TA GUY

Question 1

What are the two very powerful states in 1600s?

Answer 1

in terms of territorial expansion = Poland-Lithuania and Sweden.

Question 2

When is Polish-Lithuanian expansion most vigorous?

Answer 2

16th and early 17th centuries and reaches its height, at least into the Eastern Slavic territories, when Poland-Lithuania invaded Russia

Question 3

What was Poland- Lithuania faced considerable political upheaval in the 1640s?

Answer 3

Ukrainian warlord had rebellion in southern poland

Question 4

he fact that a very large percentage of the Polish adult male population was a ______, perhaps 6-8% of the population

Answer 4

Noble

Question 5

What were the Oprishchina?

Answer 5

Ivan created the Oprishchina, a special section of nobility customarily dressed in black that was designed to root out sedition

They were cruel to nobility and commoners

Question 6

Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth the king is elected by the ___?

Answer 6

sejum

Question 7

What leads to a major conflict between Sweden and Poland?

Answer 7

the king of Poland was from the House of
Vasa, which was also the same house that ruled Sweden,
except the Swedish Vasans were Protestant, and

the Polish Vasans were actually Catholic.

And so the Swedish branch of the House sought to reclaim the Polish territory.