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.

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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 Prussia?Berlin
2. What is the proclamation of kingdom?1701
3. What is the key dynastic house?Hohenzollern
4. What was Prussia and where did it start?Prussia began as a state founded by the Teutonic Knights in the region of Prussia and later grew under the Hohenzollern family who ruled Brandenburg.
5. How did Prussia become a powerful kingdom?By slowly adding lands through marriages, inheritances, and wars, and becoming a kingdom in 1701, Prussia built a strong, centralized government and a disciplined army.

Teutonic Knights: A German medieval military order that established a state in Prussia.
Enlightened Absolutism: A form of absolute monarchy where rulers embraced Enlightenment ideas to reform their states.
General Staff: A group of high-ranking officers who plan and direct military operations.
Mercantilism: An economic theory focused on increasing a nation's wealth through trade and state intervention.