Chapter 17 Absolutism in Central and Eastern Europe

Chapter 17 Absolutism in Central and Eastern Europe to 1740

Question Which of the following was NOT one of the phases of the Thirty Years’ War? a) Danish b) French c) Bohemian d) Austrian Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 17 | 2

Answer Which of the following was NOT one of the phases of the Thirty Years’ War? a) Danish b) French c) Bohemian d) Austrian (correct) Hint: See page 562. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 17 | 3

Question Which of the following was the name of the Mongol Army? a) Mongol Yoke b) Cossacks c) Golden Horde d) Volga Union Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 17 | 4

Answer Which of the following was the name of the Mongol Army? a) Mongol Yoke b) Cossacks c) Golden Horde (correct) d) Volga Union Hint: See page 572. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 17 | 5

Question The best army in Europe belonged to a) Austria. b) Prussia. c) Hungary. d) Russia. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 17 | 6

Answer The best army in Europe belonged to a) Austria. b) Prussia. (correct) c) Hungary. d) Russia. Hint: See page 571. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 17 | 7

Question In the Ottoman Empire, the sultan’s army was called the a) Junkers. b) janissary corps. c) Topkapi. d) millet system. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 17 | 8

Answer In the Ottoman Empire, the sultan’s army was called the a) Junkers. b) janissary corps. (correct) c) Topkapi. d) millet system. Hint: See page 582. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 17 | 9

Question As a result of the Thirty Years’ War, perhaps ____ of the urban residents of central Europe died. a) one-half b) two-fifths c) three-fourths d) one-third Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 17 | 10

Answer As a result of the Thirty Years’ War, perhaps ____ of the urban residents of central Europe died. a) one-half b) two-fifths c) three-fourths d) one-third (correct) Hint: See page 563. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 17 | 11

Question The Ottoman Empire was an explicitly ____ state. a) Islamic b) Catholic c) Protestant d) Jewish Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 17 | 12

Answer The Ottoman Empire was an explicitly ____ state. a) Islamic (correct) b) Catholic c) Protestant d) Jewish Hint: See page 584. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 17 | 13

Question Which of the following rulers was known as “the Soldiers’ King”? a) Peter the Great b) Frederick William I c) Ivan IV d) Frederick III Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 17 | 14

Answer Which of the following rulers was known as “the Soldiers’ King”? a) Peter the Great b) Frederick William I (correct) c) Ivan IV d) Frederick III Hint: See page 571. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 17 | 15

Question Which of the following kingdoms did NOT speak German? a) Austria b) Bohemia c) Styria d) Tryol Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 17 | 16

Answer Which of the following kingdoms did NOT speak German? a) Austria b) Bohemia (correct) c) Styria d) Tyrol Hint: See page 565. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 17 | 17

Question The noble landowners of Prussia were known as a) boyars. b) Junkers. c) service nobility. d) electors. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 17 | 18

Answer The noble landowners of Prussia were known as a) boyars. b) Junkers. (correct) c) service nobility. d) electors. Hint: See page 570. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 17 | 19

Question The Battle of Poltava marked a Russian victory over a) Sweden. b) Turkey. c) Prussia. d) Austria. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 17 | 20

Answer The Battle of Poltava marked a Russian victory over a) Sweden. (correct) b) Turkey. c) Prussia. d) Austria. Hint: See page 578. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 17 | 21