This week we will be covering the rise of Czarist Russia after the abatement of the Mongolians. We will take some time on Monday and Tuesday to go over the Merchant DBQ and the Chapter 16+17 Test from last week. I will be distributing a final exam study guide in class toward the end of the week for anyone interested in getting an early start on exam review. Most important, our test that was scheduled for Wednesday of this week has been moved to Thursday. A copy of the study guide is attached below.
AP WORLD HISTORY - Chapter 18 Study Guide
1. Early Russian czars often referred to Russia as the “__________________” after Byzantium and Rome itself.
2. What are the three lessons that may be taken that are important for Russian and World History alike?
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3. What political center served as the focal point for the Russian liberation of the Mongols?
4. Identify Ivan III or Ivan the Great.
5. What happened to literacy rates in Russia under Mongol rule?
6. What happened to the Russian economy under Mongol rule?
7. Ivan the Great claimed an earlier tradition of _________________ rule.
8. The idea of Russia as a third __________ explained why Ivan called himself _______, or ______________, the “autocrat of all the Russia” ?
9. What title did Ivan the Great take?
10. What policy did Ivan the Terrible continue?
11. How did Ivan the Terrible earn his nickname?
12. Why did the territorial expansion plan focus mainly on Asia?
13. Why was Russia an easy area to invade?
14. Define Cossacks.
15. What happened to independent central Asia as a result of Russia's early expansion?
16. How did this expansion make Russia more like the Mughals or Ottomans?
17. What was the tsarist policy with western Europe?
18. How were Italian artists and architects used by the Russians?
19. Ivan IV died without an _____________________.
20. Identify the Romanov dynasty.
21. What were some accomplishments of the first Romanov, Michael?
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22. How did Alexis Romanov increase the tsar's authority?
23. Who were the Old Believers and what happened to them under the rule of Alexis?
24. By the end of the 17th Century, Russia had become one of the great ____________________ ____________________, but it remained unusually _______________________ by the standards of the ______________________ and the great ______________________ civilizations.
25. What were Peter the Great's feelings about Westernization?
26. What were Peter the Great's feelings about parliament?
27. How did Peter the Great imitate the West?
28. Why was a secret police created?
29. Access to what sea was obtained as a result of victory over Sweden?
30. Why was access to this sea so important?
31. Where did Peter the Great move the capital city?
32. How did Peter's reforms influence political change?
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33. What did Peter's economic efforts focus on?
34. How was the westernization effort selective?
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35. What were some hostile responses to Westernization in Russia?
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36. Following the death of Peter the Great, who was the next powerful ruler of Russia?
37. What was Catherine the Great's attitude toward Westernization?
38. How did Catherine react to the French Revolution?
39. Identify Radishev.
40. What were some areas colonized or claimed by Russia under the rule of Catherine?
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41. In Europe, Catherine joined Prussia and Austria to partition ____________________ and end its independence.
42. Why was the Russian nobility able to maintain a vital position in Russian society?
43. When did Russian serfdom become hereditary?
44. What percent of the population remained rural in the eighteenth century?
45. Although it was clear the Russian economy had advanced, what were some important limitations?
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46. By the end of the eighteenth century, what were Russian reformers urging for?
47. Who was Pugachev and what did he lead?
48. Today, Russia spans __________ time zones, and much of this territory had been acquired by the late __________ century.
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