Rise of Russia 1450-1750

Overthrew Golden Horde set to establish Russian State to rival those in Europe 

• Ivan III
• Catherine the Great 
• Nicolas II 
• Peter the Great 

peasant who is legally bound to live and work on land owned by his/her lord 

• Serf
• Kiev
• Kremlin
• communism 

1st Great Romanov tsar, who dreamed of Russia to rival European nations.  Modernized and westernized technologies. 

• Peter the Great 
• Catherine the Great 
• Nicholas II 
• Ivan III

took power in 1762.  The "enlightened despot", wise ruler who transformed the new capital, St. Petersburg into cultural center.  She expanded Russia, added 200,000 square miles. 

• Ivan III
• Peter the Great 
• Catherine the Great 
• Nicholas II

Which empire's emperor made the country actively westernize (adopt European culture)?

• Qing

• Ottoman

• Safavid

• Russia

What was the dominant religion of Russia in the periods between 1450 - 1900?

• Roman Catholic

• Protestant

• Orthodox

• Calvinist

Which was the most direct consequence of Russian expansion to the East?

• a thriving fur trade

• the building of concentration camps in World War II

• an increasingly Westward orientation

• the adoption of Chinese cultural traits throughout the empire

For which reason did Russian rulers look westward in the period between 1450-1800?

• Technology and philosophical ideals

• trade and religious leadership

• religious leadership and clashes with Northwestern Europe

• Russian rulers looked eastward for cultural ties, rather than westward

St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow can be viewed by historians as evidence that

• Russian leadership viewed military success as important enough to construct lasting monuments

• Russian leadership prioritized housing for the gentry over agricultural productivity

• Russian leadership encouraged the use of pastel colors in its religious and cultural expression following the Renaissance

• Russian leadership valued practicality and efficiency over national glory

The Time of Troubles was significant in that

• it led to the establishment of the Romanov Dynasty

• it led to a socialist revolution in Russia

• it led to an extended period of decentralized rule which lasted until the 19th century

• it led to the creation of a new belief system in Russia