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House of Hohenzollern

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Essay #1 From the period of 1640-1786, Prussia rose to find itself among one of the strongest nations in Europe due to the emergence of its military reforms which contributed to the emergence of a large and effective military, through the idea of an absolute monarchy, and through social reforms. The main people who contributed to the effects of the emergence of a great military was Fredrick William I, and Fredrick the Great. The absolutist monarchies were greatly established by Fredrick William I and the Great Elector- Fredrick William. Lastly, social class and social reformation was influenced by religion and the Junkers, which led to the rise of Prussia among other nations in Europe. Military: Fredrick William I:

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1450 Invention of printing press (Gutenberg) => Renaissance 1492 Age of Discovery, Columbus lands in Americas, Inquisition 1517 Luther's 95 Theses => Protestant Reformation, Schmalkadic Wars 1555 Peace of Augsburg - German princes choose either Catholic or Lutheran 1588 Spanish Armada - Spain attacked England, England won under Phillip II 1603 Death of Elizabeth I 1618-48 30 Years' War - Catholics vs. Protestants, France won, included all but Britain 1648 Treaty of Westphalia - Ended 30 and 80 Years' Wars, Catholics Lutherans and now Calvinists all equal 1633 Scientific Revolution - Galileo and heliocentric, Kepler and eliptical orbts, Bacon and scientific method 1688-89
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