Unit 5g Ivan the Not-so-Nice, Peter the Pretty Good, and Catherine the Kind of Alright
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Russian Absolute Monarchs
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Duchy of Moscow | Russia began as this small part of the Mongol Empire |
| Renaissance, Reformation, Scientific Advancements | Geographic, Economic, and Governmental isolation of Russia caused it to miss these developments |
| Ivan III | Stopped paying taxes to Mongols; convinced neighboring areas to follow; created independent Duchy of Moscow |
| Czar | "Caesar" in Russian |
| Ivan IV (Terrible) | First to take title of Czar; saw Russia as third Rome; married daughter of Byzantine Emperor; limited power of boyars; expanded Russian borders; killed his son |
| St. Basil's Cathedral | Ivan the Terrible built this church in Moscow to celelbrate victory in Kazan |
| Oprichniki | Secret police started by Ivan the Terrible |
| Time of Troubles | Period following Ivan IV's rule that was marked by economic devastation, foreign invasion, and succession battles |
| Romanov Dynasty | Dyansty that ruled Russia for 300 years |
| Convent | Peter the Great placed his sister here after winning power struggle with her |
| Westernization | Peter the Great's major policy initiative |
| Warm water port | Peter the Great wanted to get one of these to increase economic activity for Russia |
| Peter the Great | Went to Europe to learn how westerners lived; tried to modernize Russia; imposed western-style dress; supported education reforms |
| Sea of Azov | First attempt to get port here failed; Peter the Great's second attempt succeeded |
| St. Petersburg | Peter the Great founded this great Russian city known as the "Venice of the North" |
| Sweden | Russia defeated this major power fo the 18th century to get access to the Baltic |
| Catherine the Great | German princess who became Russian Czarina; arrested and killed her husband Peter III to take power |
| Enlightenment | Catherine the Great part of this intellectual movement of the 18th century |
| Westernization, Education Reform, Promotion of Science and the Arts | Catherine the Great's major policies |
| Pugachev Rebellion | Catherine put down this rebellion led by a man claiming to be the previously murdered Peter III |
| Poland | In late 18th century, three times Austria, Prussia, and Russia carved up this territory nd wiped it off the map until WWII |
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