SOUTHWESTERN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
WORLD HISTORY VIDEO STUDY GUIDE :
HISTORY OF RUSSIA - LAND OF THE TSARS
PART 1
ST. BASIL’S
“ RUSSIA IS A RIDDLE, WRAPPED IN A MYSTERY, INSIDE AN ENIGMA ”
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WINSTON CHURCHILLL
OBJECTIVES OF THE VIDEO :
1.
STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN, IDENTIFY THE CHARACTERISTICS
OF, AND PROVIDE EXAMPLES OF ABSOLUTISM
2.
STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY AND EXPLAIN ( VIA A VIDEO
EXAM ) THE IMPACT THAT RUSSIA, THE WORLD’S LARGEST NATION, HAD
ON THE EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION
3.
STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY AND EXPLAIN ( VIA A VIDEO
EXAM ) THE GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF EASTERN ORTHODOX
CULTURE
4.
STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS
OF HOW THE RUSSIAN TSARS UTILIZED THEIR ABOSOLUTE POWER
TERMS THAT YOU MAY NEED INFORMATION ON :
1.
TSAR - THE TITLE OF RUSSIA’S KING / MONARCH / ABSOLUTE RULER
2.
EMMISSARIES - AMBASSADORS
3.
TRIBUTE - TAXES PAID TO KEEP THE PEACE AND HAVE TRIBES OR
CITIES PROTECTED
4.
TENTENT FARMERS - PEASANTS WHO RENTED LAND FROM THE NOBLES
AND HAD THE ABILITY TO MOVE / RELOCATE
5.
SERFS - PEASANT FARMERS BOUND TO THE LAND = NO MOVEMENT5.
6.
BOYARS - THE RUSSIAN NOBLES / ARISTOCRACY
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THE STRASSI - RUSSIAN ROYAL GUARDS
INTRODUCTION :
RUSSIA IS THE _______________________ COUNTRY ON EARTH
AT ITS PEAK THE EMPIRE OF THE TSARS COVERED __________ OF THE EARTH
EARLY HISTORY :
RUSSIA IS A LAND MADE UP OF MANY DIFFERENT PEOPLE AND NATIONS .
WHAT CONNECTED THESE PEOPLE ?
WHO WERE THE FIRST MAJOR GROUP OF PEOPLE TO EXPLORE RUSSIA AND
WHAT NAME WERE THEY GIVEN AS THEY SETTLED IN RUSSIA ?
_______________ WAS THE MOST POWERFUL VIKING CITY STATE IN RUSSIA
LIKE OTHER RULERS , PRICE VLADIMIR WANTED HIS AUTHORITY TO BE
SUPPORTED BY A RELIGION . HE SENT EMMISSARIES TO FIND THE “ ONE
TRUE FAITH ” . IN CONSTANTINOPLE HIS EMMISSARIES FOUND THE
____________________ _____________________ FAITH .
IN 1237 AD , WHO BECOME THE ONLY PEOPLE TO CONQUER ALL OF RUSSIA ?
THE RUSSIANS NAME THE COMBINED ARMIES OF THE MONGOLS AND TURKS THE __________________________________ .
THE RUSSIAN PRINCE WHO PAID THE MONGOLS THE MOST IN “ TRIBUTE ”
WAS APPOINTED ___________________________ . THIS WAS A STRATEGY TO
ENCOURAGE COMPETITION WHICH ALLOWED THE MONGOLS TO
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_______________ AND ___________________________ THE RUSSIANS .
THE MOSCOW CITY STATE BEGINS TO GAIN INFLUENCE AND BUILDS THE
“ KREMLIN ” . WHAT DOES “ KREMILIN ” MEAN ? _____________________________
EVENTUALLY IVAN THE 3 RD CUTS OFF THE TRIBUTE TO THE MONGOLS AND
GIVES HIMSELF THE NEW TITLE OF TSAR ……….. WHAT DOES THE ACTUAL
WORD “ TSAR ” MEAN IN RUSSIAN ?
IN 1493 CONSTANTINOPLE AND THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE FALL TO THE
MUSLIMS . WHAT CITY BECOMES THE CAPITAL FOR THE CHRISTIAN
ORTHODOX CHURCH ?
IVAN THE 3 RD MAKES A MAJOR CHANGE TO THE RUSSIAN SOCIAL
STRUCTURE BY TAKING AWAY THE PEASANTS ABILITY TO MOVE AND RENT
LAND . FROM “ TENANT FARMERS ” HE TURNS THEM INTO _________________ .
IVAN THE TERRIBLE :
IVAN THE 4 TH , KNOWN AS “ IVAN THE TERRIBLE ” WAS KNOWN FOR HIS
CRUELTY . THIS REPUTATION WAS STARTED WHEN , AS A CHILD , HE
ENJOYED THROWING ___________________________________________________ .
BESIDES GREATLY EXPANDING THE EMPIRE , IVAN THE TERRIBLE MADE
SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO RUSSIA IN THE CULTURAL AREA OF
ARCHITECHTURE . WHAT FAMOUS ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN CATHEDRAL DID HE
HAVE BUILT ( HINT - ITS PICTURE IS AT THE TOP OF THIS STUDY GUIDE ) ?
THE DEATH OF IVAN THE TERRIBLE’S WIFE BRINGS OUT HIS PARANOIA AND
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DARK SIDE . HE VIEWS EVERYONE AS HIS ENEMY & DECIDES TO DO WHAT ?
THE PEOPLE BEG HIM TO RETURN AND GIVE HIM ABSOLUTE POWER . WHAT
DOES IVAN DO WITH THE POWER ?
IVAN MADE EXECUTIONS INTO PUBLIC SPECTACLES . HOW DID HE EXECUTE
SOME OF THE MONKS OF THE CHURCH ?
IVAN’S TROUBLES BEGIN TO BUILD AS THE TARTARS INVADE AGAIN IN 1571
CAPUTRING MOSCOW AND KILLING ___________________ PEOPLE IN ONE DAY .
IVAN’S INSANITY REACHES ITS PEAK WHEN HE ____________________________ .
1600 ‘ S - THE TIME OF TROUBLES :
FAMINE AND DISEASE WERE CRIPPLING RUSSIA . CONDITIONS WERE SO BAD
THAT PEOPLE WERE EATING __________________ OFF ___________________ AND
IN SOME CASES THEY TURNED TO _________________________________ .
HOW MANY MEN CLAIM THE TITLE OF TSAR BETWEEN 1598 AND 1610 ?
WHAT HAPPENS TO AN IMPOSTOR WHO CLAIMED TO BE THE HEIR TO THE
THRONE ?
WHEN POLAND INVADES RUSSIA AND TAKES CONTROL THEY IMPRISON THE
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LAST RUSSIAN AUTHORITY - THE PATRIARCH OF THE ORTHODOX CHURCH .
HE CALLS FOR A REVOLUTION BUT IT TAKES _______________ YEARS TO
REGAIN CONTROL
A BLOOD HEIR TO IVAN THE TERRIBLE IS FOUND AND MADE TSAR . IN
RETURN FOR THE BOYARS LOYALTY WHAT TYPE OF CONTROL OVER THE
SERFS ARE THEY GIVEN --- TOTAL OR LIMITED ?
IN 1672 , WITH THE DEATH OF TSAR FEDOR , FAMILY BATTLES ERUPT OVER
THE THRONE . WHAT SOLUTION IS REACHED ?
PETER THE GREAT :
AS A YOUNG TSAR , WHAT DOES PETER TRAIN HIMSELF TO BE ?
WHAT WAS PHYSICALLY UNUSUAL ABOUT PETER ?
IN 1689 PETER TAKES COMPLETE CONTROL AND BANISHES SHOPHIA TO A
_________________________ .
RUSSIA WAS STUCK IN THE EARLY MIDDLE AGES AND PETER WAS
INTENSELY INTERESTED IN ____________________________________ .
RUSSIA WAS A “ LAND LOCKED ” COUNTRY AND FOR IT TO MOVE INTO THE
MODERN WORLD NEEDED A _________________
________________
__________
SO THAT IT COULD TRADE .
DESPERATE FOR WESTERN IDEAS AND TECHNOLOGY , PETER DOES
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SOMETHING NO TSAR HAD EVER DONE . WHAT DOES HE DO ?
PETER WAS A VERY TALENTED MAN . WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING JOBS
DID HE WORK AT ON HIS TRIP TO EUROPE - CHECK ALL THAT HE DID :
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PRINTER
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DENTIST
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IRON CASTING
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ARTIST
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PAPER MAKING
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DOCTOR / SURGERY
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SHIP BUILDING
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BANKING
WHAT ENDS PETER’S TRIP TO EUROPE ?
DURING THIS TIME SWEEDEN UNDER KING CHARLES IS VERY POWERFUL .
WHAT MISTAKE DOES KING CHARLES MAKE WITH REGARD TO PETER ?
WHEN SWEEDEN RETURNS FROM FIGHTING POLAND THEY DECIDE TO
ATTACK MOSCOW RATHER THAN ST. PETERSBURG . PETER USES THE
IMPORTANT WAR TACTIC OF ____________________________ TO TRAP THE
SWEEDS DEEP IN RUSSIA , WITHOUT SUPPLIES , DURING THE WINTER .
WITH THE DEFEAT OF SWEEDEN , RUSSIA IS NOW THE POWER AROUND THE
BALTIC SEA . PETER DECIDES TO DO 3 THINGS :
1.
MOVES THE CAPITAL TO ________________________________
2.
HAS A NEW EUROPEAN STYLE ______________________ MADE
3.
HE TAKES THE TITLE OF ______________________________
OF PETER’S 15 CHILDREN ONLY 2 DAUGHTERS SURVIVE . WHO DOES PETER
NAME TO TAKE THE THRONE UPON HIS DEATH ?
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