4-4 Rulers of Russia and Central Europe
1. Who was the first czar or Russia?
2. What was Russia’s position regarding technical advancement and government in
the 1500s?
3. Who were boyars?
4. What does the term czar mean?
5. What led to the downfall of Ivan IV?
6. What reforms did Ivan IV make in the early years of his reign?
7. What are the years from 1547 to 1563 called?
8. What do we commonly call Ivan IV today?
9. What did he think happened to his wife?
10. What did he create to investigate and punish opposition?
11. What action did Ivan take in 1565?
12. What actions did he take against the people of Novgorod?
13. What did he do in 1581?
14. What was the Time of Troubles?
15. Who was the first of the Romanov dynasty?
16. How long did the Romanov dynasty last?
17. What was the goal of Peter I?
18. Who ruled in Peter I’s place until he was old enough to rule for himself?
19. What was one of his first acts after taking the throne?
20. What was the result?
21. What did this inspire Peter I to do?
22. What was westernization?
23. What did Peter I study when he traveled abroad?
24. What cut his trip short?
25. What actions did Peter I take as a result of this event?
26. What other reforms did Peter I make?
27. What was his stance on education?
28.
What clothing/style changes did he
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institute?
29. Why do you think Peter I preferred the portrait on the right?
30. Why did Peter I found a new city?
31. How did he acquire the land to build it on?
32. What was the name of this new port?
33. What was unique about the architecture of this new city?
34. Who was the next important ruler of Russia?
35. How did she come to be in Russia?
36. Who was her husband?
37. Why were many nobles unhappy with her husband?
38. What action did Catherine take against her husband?
39. What influenced Catherine’s views of government?
40. What reforms did she make?
41. What threat did Catherine face during the war with Poland and the Ottoman
Empire?
42. What was the outcome of this situation?
43. What comprised the Holy Roman Empire?
44. What family controlled the Holy Roman Empire?
45. What war was an attempt by the Holy Roman Emperor to exert authority over the
various small states of his realm?
46. What caused this war to become a continent-wide affair?
47. Who was the Holy Roman Emperor?
48. How did the war begin?
49. What sparked the war?
50. What further enflamed the situation?
51. Which side did Spain choose in the war?
52. Why?
53. Which side did France choose?
54. Why?
55. Which side did Denmark and Sweden choose?
56. What treaty ended the war?
57. What were the provisions of that Treaty?
58. What leaders gained the most from the Treaty?
59. What caused the War of Austrian Succession?
60. What were the provisions of the Pragmatic Succession?
61. What did this allow for?
62. What bargain did Frederick II suggest to Maria Theresa?
63. How did she react to the offer?
64. What was the result?
65. What was the real cause of the War of Austrian Succession?
66. What was the overall outcome of the War of Austrian Succession?
67. What countries were involved in the Seven Years’ War?
68. What effect did the withdrawal of Russia from this war have?