The following exercise is intended to clarify the geophysical environment and the spatial
relationships among the important objects and places mentioned in the chapter. Locate the
following places on the map.
Moscow St. Petersburg
boundaries of the Russian Empire by 1800
Compare the boundaries of the Mongol Empire of Chinggis Khan to the Russian empire by 1800.
To what extent could the Russians claim to be heirs of Chinggis Khan and the unifiers of central
Asia? How were these empires different?
The following terms, people, and events are important to your understanding of the chapter.
Define each one on a separate sheet of paper.
Catherine the Great
Radishev
Peter III
Copernicus
serfdom
Ivan III
Third Rome
Rurik dynasty
Kremlin
partitions of Poland
obruk
instruction of 1767
Peter I (the Great)
St. Petersburg
Westernization
Pugachev rebellion
Cossacks
Romanov dynasty
Time of Troubles
Old Believers
Alexis de Tocqueville
Ivan IV (the Terrible)
boyars
Chancery of the Secret Police
Alexis Romanov
I. Russia's Expansionist Politics under the Tsars
How are th Mongols expelled in the 14th Century?
Identify Ivan III (the Great):
Describe Orthodox Christianity
What occurred By 1480?
A. The Need for Revival
Explain the MongolsLaissez-faire policy:
What happened with literacy during this time?
Identify Ivan III
Describe his Restoration of traditional rule
What was his Role in overseeing church?
How was Russia the “Third Rome?”
Identify Ivan IV (The Terrible)
What does he do to the boyars?
I. Russia's Expansionist Politics under the Tsars
B. Patterns of Expansion
Describe the expansion into Siberia:
Who were the Cossacks and what did they do?
Describe the Land grants to nobles:
How did Trade with Asia change?
How was Islam viewed?
I. Russia's Expansionist Politics under the Tsars
C. Western Contact and Romanov Policy
Intentional turn to West
What was Ivan III’s relationship with the west?
Embassies to Western states
What was Ivan IV’s relationship with the west?
What role do Italian artists have in revitalizing Russia?
Ivan IV dies without heir
What happens as a result of this?
Who do Boyars choose as tsar?
How does Michael Romanov Restore order?
Alexis Romanov
How did Alexis reform the church?
II. Russia's First Westernization, 1690-1790
A. Tsarist Autocracy of Peter the Great
Describe Peter’s Policies
B. What Westernization Meant
Describe Peter’s Bureaucratic changes:
How did Peter impact the Economy?
How did Peter impact the Culture?
C. Consolidation under Catherine the Great
What happens after Peter dies ?
Catherine (1762-1796), widow of Peter III
Describe the Pugachev peasant rebellion:
Describe Westernization:
Describe Catherine’s Expansion:
III. Themes in Early Modern Russian History
A. Serfdom: The Life of East Europe's Masses
Describe Enserfment under Mongols
What occurred in 1649?
B. Trade and Economic Dependence
Describe the merchant class:
III. Themes in Early Modern Russian History
C. Social Unrest
What happens by 1800:
Describe Pugachev rising:
D. Russia and Eastern Europe
Describe the Balkans:
Describe what was happening in Poland: