Western Civilization II / Unit 3 WC2 0215 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Table of Ranks, 1722: A Service Nobility
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The idea
After seventeen twenty-two every male noble had to serve as official or officer; the anchor leaves the rule unnamed. The witness names it the Table of Ranks: ranks across army, government and court that anyone, even a commoner, could climb by merit.
In practice
Technocrats supplanted the boyars; the table lasted to nineteen seventeen.
Where people slip
The exam's answer: a service nobility based on merit.
Your place on the trail
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Unlocks
- 0220Reading the Table of Ranks: What the Exam's Answer Assumes
- 0221Prussia, Austria, and Russia Compared: Nobles, Peasants, Army, Crown
- 0223Classifying a Reform: Westernization, Militarization, Serfdom, Compromise
- 0224Three Absolutisms Built on Serfdom: Prussia, Austria, Russia
- 1816Drill 2: The Table of Ranks
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