Chapter 17: Absolutism in Eastern Europe

Vocabulary flashcards covering key rulers, states, and developments from Chapter 17: Absolutism in Eastern Europe (pp. 565-593).

Hohenzollern

The ruling family that forged the unification of separate land holdings and states into the new state of Prussia, heavily relying on the military to maintain power.

Prussia

The new state created through the unification of separate land holdings and states by the Hohenzollern family.

Frederick William I

The Hohenzollern monarch identified in the notes as 'the soldier’s king.'

Habsburgs

The ruling dynasty whose success in confronting governing problems and maintaining power is compared with that of the Hohenzollerns.

Ottoman Empire

An empire noted in relation to Austria whose power was on the decline during this period of Eastern European absolutism.

Poland

A European state whose power was on the decline during the era of Eastern European absolutism.

Sweden

A northern power whose status and influence were on the decline during this period.

Mongol conquest

The conquest that fundamentally transformed Russian history and society, preceding the rise of Moscow.

Mongol Yoke

The era of Mongol rule over Russia from which Moscow arose and ultimately achieved liberation.

Moscow

The Russian center whose rise led to the eventual liberation of Russia from the Mongol Yoke.

Peter the Great

The Russian ruler whose personality, wars, and reforms caused Russia to emerge as a great power, debated historically as either a great reformer or a bloody tyrant.

Baroque Style

An artistic and cultural style studied specifically for its impact on architecture and city design in Eastern Europe.