Absolutism in Eastern Europe to 1740

Serfdom in eastern Europe in the period 1500-1750 had all of the following characteristics EXCEPT

• taxes that limited the profits of serfs
• social class of serfs was frozen
• peasants were able to choose their religious denomination
• peasants had to fulfill labor obligations to the local noble

Which area was NOT an area of focus for eastern European monarchs to increase their powers?

• foreign relations
• taxation
• permanent standing armies
• working with nobles

Ferdinand III of the Holy Roman Empire is best known for

• heavily taxing his peasants
• building the first standing army in the empire's history
• expanding to include Austria & Hungary
• allowing total religious freedom

By 1700, the Holy Roman Empire had 3 distinct areas. They were

• Austria, Hungary, Prussia
• Austria, Prussia, Bohemia
• Austria, Hungary, Bohemia
• Hungary, Prussia, Russia

The Pragmatic Sanction of 1713

• kept the parts of the Holy Roman Empire together under one ruler
• allowed the Turks to control part of the empire
• forced the nobles too pay increased taxes to the emperor
• kept the Hungarians from revolting on such a frequent basis

The leader of a revolt against the Habsburgs in 1703 was

• Stenka Razin
• Frederick III
• Francis Rakoczy
• Ferdinand III

The nobles of Prussia were known as

• boyars
• Junkers
• Schonbrunn
• Cossacks

The nobles of Russia were known as

• boyars
• Junkers
• Schonbrunn
• Cossacks

The family that dominated Prussian politics during this period were the

• Habsburgs
• Hohenzollern
• Romanov
• Junkers

The ruler who unified many German territories & called himself the Great Elector was

• Frederick III
• Frederick William
• Ferdinand III
• Alexander Nevsky