Unit 4.2 Age of Absolutism- Czar Peter the Great

Peter the Great became the ____of Russia in 1696.

Officially known as Czar Peter I, Peter the Great came from the Romanov​ (a)  

• dynasty
• province
• region
• church

Peter the Great took over the ​
(a)  

• Russian Orthodox Church
• Catholic Church
• Protestant Church

Put a dot (un punto) on Russia and France on the map.

Peter the Great built a new capital in Russia. It was called _________.

• Paris

• Versailles

• Moscow

• St. Petersburg

As an absolute ruler, Peter the Great _________ the power of rich landowners. This means he took much of their power away from them.

• increased

• reduced

• accelerated

• improved

Peter the Great forced westernization on Russia, even though some Russians wanted to keep their ______culture.

• northern

• western

• eastern

• foreign

Czar Peter the Great built the capital St. Petersburg, a port that made traveling ____ easier.

• north

• south

• east

• west

Peter the Great from Russia...

• made old fashioned nobles cut their beards.

• was known as "the sun king.

Find the historical error in this sentence: "Peter the Great took over the Greek Orthodox church and decreased the power of landowners."

• landowners

• decreased

• Peter the Great

• Greek