Global Awareness

Unit 6 Assignment – Central and Eastern Europe

 

A. For each of the 5 countries listed below, write a paragraph explaining why they saw them decline in the late 16^th and early 17^th centuries (including the accompanying terms)

 

1. Spain

2. The Netherlands

3. Sweden

                        a) Charles XII

                        b) Great Northern War

                        c) Battle of Poltava

4. The Ottoman Empire

5. Poland

                        a) Sejm

                        b) Liberum Veto

 

B. Discuss the efforts of the Habsburgs to consolidate their holdings and power following the Thirty Years War.

 

1. Charles VI

2. Pragmatic Sanction

3. Maria Theresa

 

C. Analyze the degree of freedom and democracy achieved in England in the early 18^th century.

 

1. George I

2. Tories

3. Whigs

4. Robert Walpole

5. Prime Minister

 

D. Describe the sources of strength and weakness of France under Louis XV.

 

1. Louis XV

2. “Mississippi Bubble”

3. Parlements

 

E. Explain how the Hohenzollern family raised Prussia into one of the major powers in Europe.

 

1. Junker

2. Brandenburg

3. Frederick William (“The Great Elector”)

4. Frederick I

5. Frederick William I

6. Frederick II (“The Great”)

 

F. Describe Peter the Great’s efforts to strengthen his personal power over Russia and to transform his country into a powerful, modern nation.

 

1. Romanov

2. Boyars

3. Streltsy

4. Sophia

5. Table of Ranks

6. St. Petersburg