Germany and Prussia’s Religion
Martin Luther and the New Church During the 16th and 17th centuries (1500’s and 1600’s) there were many changes in the religion of Europe. For hundreds of years, people had […]
Martin Luther and the New Church During the 16th and 17th centuries (1500’s and 1600’s) there were many changes in the religion of Europe. For hundreds of years, people had […]
The official language of both Germany and Prussia was German. As part of the German Empire, all of the states in the empire needed to speak German. The states in […]
Effects of the Thirty Years’ War The splitting of the Catholic Church caused the Thirty Years’ War, which ruined the German economy for generations (age relationships between people, like grandparents, […]
Natural Resources Located in northern Europe, the German Empire (including the state of Prussia) had many rivers. The Rhine River is one of the most important rivers in Europe. It […]
Absolute Power As kings changes to tsars in Russia, politics changed. The tsars believed that they should have absolute (complete and total) control over everything in their country. Peter the […]
Before the Empire (900’s BC) Although Russia began around the 800’s BC, it was not until the late 900’s (around 990 BC) that Russia chose an official religion. King Vladimir […]
Serfs and serfdom There are written records of serfs as far back as the early 1000’s in Russia. This process, called serfdom, involved free people being treated like slaves. A […]
The famous saying, “Rome wasn’t built in a day,” means great things take a long time to build. Rome took a very long time to build, too. Rome the Kingdom […]
The Roman Gods Honoring gods was a big part of Roman life. There were thousands of Roman gods. The ancient Romans believed gods lived everywhere—in trees, by the side of […]
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