2.06 (s2) - Russia of the Romanovs

Which were differences between Russia & Europe?

• Calendar

• Religious beliefs

• No Renaissance in Russia

• Russia outlawed serfdom, Europe did not.

Which letter represents the Baltic Sea?

• A

• B

• C

• E

Which letter represents St. Petersburg?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which letter represents the Black Sea?

• A

• B

• C

• E

Which of the following are NOT true about Russian serfs?

• Most lived in small, single room cabins.

• Nobles viewed & treated them like property.

• They owned the land they lived & worked on.

• They made up 1/4 of Russia's population.

Which of the following are NOT true about Russian serfs?

• They paid high taxes to nobles.

• They had as few rights as slaves.

• They could easily travel to find work elsewhere.

• Their lives improved greatly after Ivan the Terrible died.

Which of the following are TRUE about Russian ports?

• At first, Archangel was its only major port when Alexander I came to power.

• Conquering Azov gave Russia access to the Black Sea.

• Peter I constructed a new port at St. Petersburg.

• Russian ports were always busy & open year round.

Catherine the Great can best be described by all of these except which one?

• She expanded Russian boarders.

• She did not reform serfdom.

• Born a German princess, became Russian empress.

• Stopped Russia from modernizing.

Catherine converted this, her royal Russian home, into a cultural center.

• The Hermitage

• The Hagia Sophia

• The Sagrada Familia

• The Palace of Versailles

Tsar Alexander I...

• was grandson of Catherine the Great.

• made very few changes from his father's rule.

• stopped Napoleon's invasion of Russia.

• is known as 'the tsar who stopped serfdom.'