Peter the Great

How did Peter the Great use absolutism to maintain and consolidate power in Russia?

Ms. Moulton

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What country is this?

• France

• Germany

• Russia

• Ukraine

Peter the Great

Background (Born 1672, Died 1726)

Peter the Great was the fourteenth child of Alexis Mikhailovich. He was born on May 30, 1672 in Moscow.

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Where was Peter the Great born?

• Moscow

• London

• USA

• Australia

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The term divine right is best defined as a

• revolution to gain political rights and freedoms

• philosophy that encourages religious toleration

• belief that a ruler’s authority comes from God

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What year did Peter the Great die?

• 1726

• 1723

• 1825

• 1600

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Why did Peter The Great set out on his voyage?

• To learn about western technology

• to reorganize the government

• To partition Poland.

• To take down slave revolts

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Which change is most closely associated with Peter the Great of Russia?

• establishment of Moscow as the capital city

• westernization and modernization of the country

• War against the U.S.

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Peter the Great forced Russians to accept reforms that would make their culture more like ____.

• Native Americans

• Chinese

• Ottoman Turks

• Western Europeans

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The cartoon is commenting on the efforts of Peter the Great to force the Russian nobility to

• conform to Asian social values

• adopt Western culture

• prepare for military battle

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Where did Peter The Great build his capital?

• Prussia

• Peterburg

• Sweden

• St. Petersburg

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What was the great symbol of Peter's desire to forge a modern Russia?

• St. Petersburg

• Moscow

• the Russian Orthodox Church

• the partition of Poland

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Why did Peter the Great spend time in Western Europe?

• to prepare for war

• to find a wife

• to avoid his duties in Russia

• to study western technology

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What happened in Russia as a result of actions taken by Peter the Great?

• Russia was weakened by French invasions.

• Catholicism was adopted as the state religion.

• Russia borrowed Western ideas and expanded its territories