chapter 15
The primary cause of the English Glorious Revolution was
a fear of the establishment of Catholic absolutism by James II
The Glorious Revolution and the concept of representative government found its best defense in the "Second Treatise of Civil Government" by
John Locke
Within the Ottoman government, who staffed the top levels of the bureaucracy?
The sultan's slave corps
(Source Based Question) In primary source 15.3, how does Olearius depict the Russian Government
The tsar of the grand prince rules the land alone, and all the people are his subjects
How did the princes of Moscow seek to legitimize their authority as rulers of an independent state?
They modeled their rule of Mongol khans
The Ottomans divided their subjects into religious communities or
millets
Louis XIV selected councilors from the
newly ennobled or upper middle class.
Typically, French classicism
presented subject matter associated with classical antiquity
In "Two Treatises of Government" John Locke notes that
the government must obtain the consent of the majority for taxes
France's strong economy was created by the mercantilist policies of
Jean-Baptiste Colbert
In music, the baroque style reached its culmination in the work of
Johann Sebastian Bach
How did the nature of armed forces change in the latter half of the seventeenth century?
Army officers became obedient to monarchs instead of serving their own interests
Political power in the Dutch Republic was
Controlled by an oligarchy of wealthy businessmen.
What was the outcome of the heightened central control established by absolutist and constitutional governments
Growth in armed forces
How did Frederick William, the Great Elector of Prussia persuade the Junker nobility to accept taxation without consent in order to fund the army
He confirmed the Junkers privileges, including their authority over the serfs
How did Frederick William I, King of Prussia, sustain agricultural production while dramatically expanding the size of his army?
He ordered all Prussian men to undergo military training, after which they could return home and serve as army reservists
What was one of the social consequences of the Peter the Great's bureaucratic system?
People of non-noble origin were able to rise to high positions
The junkers were
Prussian nobles who reluctantly worked with Frederick William to consolidate the Prussian state
After his victory in 1709 at Poltava, Peter the Great built a new, Western-style city on the Baltic called
St. Petersburg
Mercantilist theory postulated that
economic activity should be regulated by and for the state
