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Flashcards by c12.svargas, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by c12.svargas
about 10 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Holy Roman Empire | Political institution in Europe; included great amounts of territory in central and western parts of Europe; declined in power after 16th century |
| Sultan | Sovereign of a Muslim country; arbitrary ruler |
| Elector | Men who selected the future Holy Roman Emperor |
| Serf | peasant; worked for free; similar to indentured servant; mainly in eastern Europe |
| Hapsburg | Austrian dynasty; one family held the title of H.R.E |
| Bourbon | French general part of HRE; led failed invasion of France |
| Hohenzollerns | German family that reigned in Prussia (1701) |
| Frederick William | Kind of Prussia (1688-1740); strengthened army and diversified army |
| Janissaries | members of an army |
| Devshirme | collecting Christian boys from Balkans and turn them into slaves |
| Junkers | Prussian soldier nobility; granted the right to have serfs in 1653 |
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