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3  William III of Orange (1650-1702)  Republic

4  Mostly Protestant  Calvinist Reformed Church- official church of the nation.  Jews, Catholics, and Protestants lived in relative peace.

5  Urban consolidation  Transformed agriculture  Extensive trade and finance  Overseas commercial empire

6  Fish industry  Textile industry  Shipbuilding  Dutch East India Company

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8  Internal disunity  Lacked a strong political leader  Technology became outdated  Fishing industry dropped

9  Less advanced than western Europe.  Agrarian economy  Little trade  Constant warfare and alliances

10  King John III of Sobieski fought the Turks who were invading Vienna.  No relation to actress Leelee Sobieski

11  The central legislative body of Polish nobles  Ineffective

12  Each delegate had veto power and could call the body to disband.  Effects?

13  Austria, Hungary, Silesia, Galicia, Moravia, Bohemia

14  Stopped Turkish advances into Europe.  Stopped Louis XIV.  Gained control of Mediterranean

15  Succeeded Joseph I who had succeeded Leopold  Habsburg emperor involved in the plot to overthrow Peter with the help of Aleksei.

16  Charles VI- had no male heir.  Pragmatic Sanction- provided the legal basis for a single line of inheritance through Charles VI’s daughter Maria Theresa.

17  There would be a single line of inheritance through the Habsburg family. (Maria Theresa)  Empire was open to military threats w/ little money in the treasury or military.

18  Many religions, many ethnicities.  Charles VI died in 1740, leaving M.T. w/o a strong army or full treasury.  Invaded by Frederick II of Prussia.

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20  Frederick William- The Great Elector  Frederick I- “King of Prussia”  Frederick William I- made Prussia a military powerhouse in Europe!  Frederick the Great (II)- invaded Silesia, broke alliance w/ Habsburgs.

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23  Units of officially recognized religious communities.

24 Complete your AP Test Prep found on pages 450-451.


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