click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
History ch. 6
Question | Answer |
---|---|
Jadwiga | Female king of Poland who married Jogalia and created the Polish Lithuanian Union. |
Jews | An ethnic religious group who faced heavy persecution in other parts of Europe. A large number came to settle in Poland. |
Louis the Great | The king of Polandand Romania who's daughters became Kings. |
Mary I, King of Hungary | Sister of Jadwiga and ruling monarch of Hungary. |
Nicolaus Copernicus | Polish Astrononomer who proposed that the sun was the center of the universe not the earth. |
Romani | Another ethnic group who faced persecution and settled in Poland. |
Sigismund III | King of Poland and father of Prince Wladyslaw who challenged his son for control of Russia |
Slavs | The ethnic group who settled Poland and surrounding areas in the early Middle Ages. |
Wladyslaw | The polish prince who was elected Tzar of Russia for a short period of time. |
Holy Roman Empire | A major European power that bordered the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. |
Golden Liberty | The political system established after the Union of Lubin which created a more equal and representative government. |
Hundred Years War | A major war that devastated Western Europe at the end of the Middle Ages. Poland made alot of money off of trade. |
Hussars | An elite fighting force from Poland who wore wings. |
Sejm | One of the houses of the Polish Lithuanian Parliament. |
Pacta Conventa | The "agreed to agreements" of the Golden Liberty which stated how a King was to behave and if he didn't obey it freed the peope of oaths and loyalty. |
Parliament | A government body made up of representatives who vote on laws on behalf of the people. |