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MODERN STATE
EASTERN EUROPE (15th CENTURY)
Polish Monarchy
They unified with Lithuania
It was weak
Ottoman Empire
Also known as Turkish Empire
They took control of Constantinople
1-They conquered Syria, Egypt and part of Arabia
2-They also conquered northern Africa and Hungary
Russian Monarchy
Adopted title of tsar or Emperor
Ivan III and Ivan IV conquered a lot
MODERN STATE
Monarchs
Had a lot resoruces
They became powerful
1-They wanted to consolidate authority
2-And absolute control of power
Measures taken by Monarchs
Armies
Powerful mercencaries
To subdue nobility
They didn't let nobility form one
They made alliances with Kingdoms
Bureaucracy
They strengthened Bureaucracy
Officials supervised the Kingdom
More possession of Monarchs
Institutions
They were to serve them
The power of centralised insitutions increased
Court
They established one
It could become the capital of the Kingdom
Important monarchies of the Modern Age
Spanish
Portuguese
French
English
Russian
