AP EUROPEAN HISTORY

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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