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Ch.4 S. 4&5
vocabulary for sections 4&5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are electors? | one of seven Geman princes who would choose the Holy Roman emperor. |
| Who was Ferdinand? | the Catholic Hapsburg king of Bohemia, sought to suppress Protestants and to assert royal power over nobles. |
| What is a mercenary? | Soldier serving in a foreign army for pay. |
| What is depopulation? | reduction in the number of people in an area. |
| The Peace of Westphalia | series of treaties that ended the thirty years' war. |
| Who was Maria Theresa? | Emperor Charles VI had no male heir so his took the place; she was and intelligent and capable. |
| Prussia | a strong military state in central Europe that emerged in the late 1600's. |
| Fredrick William I | a Pursian ruler who came to power upon the death of his father in 1713. |
| Fredrick II |