Global Awareness
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