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Unit 7 Assignment – Absolutism v. Constitutionalism

Unit Readings:

Western Heritage

Chapter 15

Modern European History

Chapter 9

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A. For each of the countries listed below, write a brief paragraph explaining why they saw their power decline in the late 16th and early 17th centuries.

Spain (WH p. 546)

The Netherlands (WH pp. 547-548)

Sweden (WH p. 558)

     1. Charles XII

     2. Great Northern War

     3. Battle of Poltava

The Ottoman Empire (WH p. 558-560)

Poland (WH p. 560)

     4. Sejm

     5. Liberum Veto ("Exploding the Diet")

The Habsburg Empire (WH pp. 560-564)

     6. Charles VI

     7. Pragmatic Sanction

     8. Maria Theresa

 

B. Analyze the degree of political freedom and democracy achieved in England in the early 18th century. (WH pp. 550-557)

     9. George I

     10. Tories

     11. Whigs

     12. Robert Walpole

     13. Prime Minister

     14. "Rotten Boroughs"

 

C. Describe the sources of strength and weakness in France under Louis XV. (WH pp. 548-550)

     15. Louis XV

     16. "Mississippi Bubble"

     17. Parlements

 

D. Explain how the Hohenzollern family elevated Prussia into the ranks of the great powers of Europe. (WH pp. 564-569)

     18. Junker

     19. Frederick William ("The Great Elector")

     20. Frederick I

     21. Frederick William I

     22. Frederick II ("The Great")

 

E. Evaluate the degree of success with which Peter the Great strengthened the power of the Russian czar and remolded his country in the image of the great powers of Western Europe. (WH pp. 569-574)

     23. Romanov

     24. Boyars

     25. Streltsy

     26. Table of Ranks

     27. St. Petersburg

     28. Procurator General

 

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