absolutism in Austria and prussia

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Mariah Kuntz

Cards (21)

What are serfs bound to?
Land
What happened to the free peasantry in Eastern Europe by 1500?
Runaway peasants were hunted down and returned to their lords
What happened to the independent towns in Eastern Europe?
Kings revoked charters and they disappeared
What was the impact on the merchant class in Eastern Europe? 
No merchant class truly emerged
What was the only religion in the Habsburg Empire?
Catholicism
How did Ferdinand II contribute to state building in the Habsburg Empire?
He centralized the German states and controlled Bohemia
What control did Ferdinand II give to the nobility?
Control over serfdom
What did Ferdinand III achieve in the Habsburg Empire?
He centralized the government in the German-speaking provinces
What significant military establishment did Ferdinand III create?
A permanent imperial army
What was the outcome of the Austro-Ottoman War from 1683 to 1699?
Leopold destroyed the Ottomans
What did the Treaty of Karlowitz in 1699 allow Austria to gain?
All of Hungary and Transylvania
How did the Treaty of Karlowitz affect the Ottoman Empire?
It weakened the Ottoman Empire
What unites Austria according to the study material?
The Habsburg Dynasty, Catholicism, and the Imperial army
What problem did Austria face in terms of nationhood?
They were not a nation-state and couldn't centralize
How did the Peace of Utrecht strengthen Austrian Habsburg power in Europe?
They gained the Austrian Netherlands and control over Italian states
What challenges did the Prussian Hohenzollerns face in centralization?
Scattered geography and the influence of Junkers
How did Frederick William, the Great Elector, strengthen Prussia?
He established the Hohenzollern Dynasty and focused on the army
How did Frederick William appease the Junkers?
By giving them control over the serfs
What transformation did Frederick I bring to Prussia?
He made the army the fourth largest in Europe
What significant changes did Frederick William I implement in Prussia?
He introduced forced conscription and created a large reservist force
What is forced conscription? 
peasants were forced to join the army