Honors World History Chapter 12 Lesson 2

How did Peter the Great modernized Russia?

He took ideas from Russia and then he used them to improve Russia's way of life

What is Prussia?

A new Protestant German-speaking power in the north.

What are electors?

A person who has the right to vote in an election

What is depopulation?

A reduction in population

What is the Peace of Westphalia?

A treaty that ended the 30 years war in Europe.

What was the War of the Austrian Succession?

An eight year war after Frederick II of Prussia seized the rich Hapsburg province of Silesia.

What two powers rose out of the ashes of the Thirty years war? What language did they speak?

Austria and Prussia. They spoke German.

Who was Frederick William I?

Emperor of Prussia in 1713.

Who was Frederick William II?

Emperor of Prussia in 1740

What was the cause of the War of the Austrian Succession.

Frederick II of Prussia seized the rich Hapsburg province of Silesia.

Who were Frederick William I and Frederick William II are and what roles did they play in Prussia becoming a power.

Frederick William I, who came to power in 1713. He gained the loyalty of the Junkers by giving them postition in the army and government. After becoming king in 1740, Frederick II lost no time in using his army. He boldly seized Silesia form Austria, sparking the War of Austrian Succession

Who was Maria Theresa is and what was the people's reaction to the message of her being the queen?

Maria Theresa was was the first queen of Hapsburg Austria and people at first ignored the thought of her being Ruler.

What are mercenaries and what role did they play in the 30 years war?

Mercenaries are soldiers for hire. People hired mercenaries to take out their enemies which lead to famine and disease.

What are the major religious differences between Prussia and Austria?

Prussia was a Catholic State and Austria was a Protestant state.

What were some of the things Maria Theresa accomplished while she was queen?

She strengthened Hapsburg power by reorganizing the bureaucracy and improving tax collection, she forced nobles and clergy to pay taxes, and she tried to ease the burden of taxes and labor services on peasants.

How did Maria treated the peasants and she strengthen her royal authority?

She tried to take the extra burden off of the peasants and she strengthened her royal authority by reorganizing the bureaucracy and improving tax collection.

What are mercenaries?

Soldiers for hire.

What is Defenestration of Prague?

The Defenestration of Prague was a sparked a general revolt, which Ferdinand moved to suppress. Tossed 2 nobles out of a window.

Who was Maria Theresa?

The first female to take the throne of Austria

What is the importance of the Peace of Westphalia?

The importance of the Peace of Westphalia is that it leads to general peace throughout Europe and it stopped the 30 years war.

Who were the Hohenzollern family and what state they were in charge of?

They were the family that ruled Prussia during the 1600s.