Mapping the West: Europe at the End of the Seventeenth Century

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Mapping the West: Europe at the End of the Seventeenth Century

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MAPPING THE WEST Europe at the End of the Seventeenth Century
Size was not necessarily an advantage in the late 1600s. Poland-Lithuania, a large country on the map, had been fatally weakened by internal conflicts. In the next century it would disappear entirely. While the Ottoman Empire still controlled an extensive territory, outside of Anatolia its rule depended on intermediaries. The Austrian Habsburgs had pushed the Turks out of Hungary and back into the Balkans. The tiny Dutch Republic, meanwhile, had become very rich through international commerce and was the envy of far larger nations.

Analyzing the Map: Look closely at the Dutch Republic. It is small compared with almost any other European country. What geographical advantages did it have that would help explain its rise to prominence in international commerce?

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Analyzing the Map: Look closely at the Dutch Republic. It is small compared with almost any other European country. What geographical advantages did it have that would help explain its rise to prominence in international commerce?
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Analyzing the Map: Look closely at the Dutch Republic. It is small compared with almost any other European country. What geographical advantages did it have that would help explain its rise to prominence in international commerce?

Making Connections: How is France as a territory different from Brandenburg-Prussia and the Holy Roman Empire? What are the consequences of those differences when it comes to fighting wars?

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Making Connections: How is France as a territory different from Brandenburg-Prussia and the Holy Roman Empire? What are the consequences of those differences when it comes to fighting wars?
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Making Connections: How is France as a territory different from Brandenburg-Prussia and the Holy Roman Empire? What are the consequences of those differences when it comes to fighting wars?