Kingdom of Prussia

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/kingdom-of-prussia

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the capital of Kingdom of Prussia?Berlin
2. When was Kingdom of Prussia built?1701
3. When was the Kingdom of Prussia founded?It was officially founded in 1701, after the Margraviate of Brandenburg became a kingdom.
4. Why was Frederick the Great famous?Frederick the Great, who became king in 1740, grew Prussia’s army and won wars like the Silesian Wars and the Seven Years’ War, making Prussia a major European power.

Margraviate of Brandenburg: A historical state in Central Europe, forming the core territory of Prussia.
Hohenzollern Dynasty: The ruling family that governed Prussia and later the German Empire.
German Confederation: A loose association of German-speaking states established in 1815.
German Empire: The unified German state that existed from 1871 to 1918, with Prussia as its dominant component.