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Vocab Rachel Hollinger

__Muscovites__- the great Russians who lived around Moscow

__Tatars__- Asian people who were assimilated by the Russians

__White Russians__- Byelorussians

__Little Russians__- Ruthenians or Ukrainians

__tsar__- emperor

__Time of Troubles__- when the Russian nobles elected a series of tsars and demanded certain assurances of their own liberties

__Old Believers__- those who rejected the reforms

__The Procurator of the Holy Synod__- the head of a government bureau whose task was to see that the church did nothing displeasing to the tsar

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Vocab. Nick Lapiana

Muscovites - the great Russians who lived around Moscow.

Tartars - Asian people who were assimilated by the Russians.

White Russians - Byelorussians.

Little Russians - Ruthenians or Ukranians.

Tsar - emperor.

Time of Troubles - when the Russian nobles elected a series of tsars and demanded certain assurances of their own liberties.

Old Believers - those who rejected the reforms.

The Procurator of the Holy Synod - the head of a government bureau whose task was to see that the church did nothing displeasing to the tsar.

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Peter the Great

St. Petersburgh

A statue to Peter the Great

Questions Jake Seagriff How was Russia different from Europe?

Russia had converted to Orthodox Christianity and was influenced by Constantinople, not Rome The Mongols had ruled Russia for more than 250 years The lack of warm water ports limited its trade with the rest of Europe After 1600 Russia began to have serious interactions with the rest of Europe

What were the conditions in Russia before Peter the Great?

Russia was a Slavic nation with a wide variety of peoples in it Begun in the areas around Muscovy and spread north and east Markets filled with goods and travelers from all parts of Asia Cultural traditions were distinct from the rest of Europe The Church had not established educational or charitable institutions, and the Gregorian calendar had not been adopted

What changes did Peter the Great make in Russia?

Peter became Tsar in 1682 and ruled for 43 years Wanted to increase Russian use of Western technology _ Sam Petree - Questions Why did Peter kill his son? Alexis planned to restore the traditional aspects of Russian life once he became tsar.

How was the Russian system of centralized absolutism different from that of France? it lacked legal regularity, was handicapped by the poor education of many officials, and was imposed on a turbulent and largely unwilling population.

Anastasia Clayton Peter the Great as a child St. Petersburg Alexis, Peter's son
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 * Important People**

Peter the Great (Peter I): ruled in the russian empire of Russia, Ivan the Terrible- ruled from 1533-1584 and the first grand duke of Muscovy to assume the title of tsar or king. Stephen Razin- lead a peasant uprising 1667 and outfitted a fleet on the Caspain Sea, plundered russian vessles. Holy Synod- commitee of bishops put under by Peter I Procurator of Holy Synod- head of govt bureau whose intended task was to see that the church did nothing displeasing to the king.

People Tara

Tsar Peter the Great- created a social revolution, secularized the Russian Church, became tsar in 1682, he was greatly educated, wanted to create an army to parallel those of Western Europe, founded teh Russian city of St. Petersburg which was, at one point, the capital, he adopted mercantilism policies and put taxes on many things, encouraged Russians to become educated and have etiquette, he also instilled the "state service" in which people of all ranks could climb the social ladder, died in 1725 and the years after was a period of turmoil, his revolutionary changes held however

Ivan the Terrible- first grand Duke of Mascovy-, ruled from 1533-1584, after his death, there was a period called the Time of Troubles where Russian nobles elected numerous tsars

Stephen Razin- led a revolt in 1667 with a group of lower class and serfs against the Russains and Persians, claimed a war against landlords, nobles, and priests, was captured and put to deat in 1671