Name -----Directions:
Please use pages 400-401 to fill in the following outline
The Russian Empire Emerges
-From 1250-1500, the
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-In the 1500's,
__________
controlled Russia
took shape in Russia under the rule of
, or Ivan the Terrible
-In 1613, the Russians chose a new czar, or leader, named
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-Russia's development into an organized nation took place most rapidly under
----------, also known
as Peter the Great
-He wanted to create a strong army just like the
-Peter's principal enemies were the
and
_
who were defeated in 1709
-Peter also created a new capital called
_
-The city represented
_
·Peter the Great encouraged the development of mining and textiles and tried
to increase
---------Peter the Great ruled Russia as an
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-Peter had his own son tried for
and tortured to
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B. Catherine the Great
-For nearly 30 years in Russia, there was chaos because there was an absence of
Name
Directions: Please use pages 400-401 to fill in the following outline
The Russian Empire Emerges
-From 1250-1500, the Mongols controlled Russia
-In the 1500's, absolute monarchy took shape in Russia under the rule ofIvan IV,
or Ivan the Terrible
-In 1613, the Russians chose a new czar, or leader, named Michael Romanov
A. Peter the Great
-Russia's development into an organized nation took place most rapidly under
Peter I, also known as Peter the Great
-He wanted to create a strong army just like the monarchs in France and Prussia
-Peter's principal enemies were the Swedes who were defeated in 1709
-Peter also created a new capital called St. Petersburg
-The city represented the czar's opening of Russia to the technological and
Cultural achievements of the West
-Peter the Great encouraged the development of mining and textiles and tried
to increase exports
-Peter the Great ruled Russia as an absolute monarchy
-Peter had his own son tried for treason and tortured to death
B. Catherine the Great
-For nearly 30 years in Russia, there was chaos because their was an absence of
a policy for transferring power from one monarch to
another
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-In 1762, Catherine II declared herself czarina
-Catherine's reign was an example of enlightened despotism
-She liked and admired Voltaire and Diderot, French philosophers of the 1700's
-Under her reign, serfs in Russia became powerless
-Together with Frederick the Great (Prussia) and the Austrian empress Maria
Theresa, she divided Pohmd
-She also gave Russia another outlet to the sea by winning the northern coast of
the Black Sea from the Turkish Sultan in 1774
-Soon afterwards, the Russians founded the seaport of Odessa