WorksheetsAbsolute Rulers of Russia
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins
Who was this man?
Czar Peter the Great of Russia
King Louis XIV of France
King Frederick William of Prussia
Peter the Great built a new capital for his Russian Empire, on the Baltic coast, which he named ________.
St. Petersburg
Moscow
Leningrad
Vladivostok
Absolute monarchs like Louis XIV, Frederick William, & Peter the Great claimed that their power came from ____, & therefore they answered to no man.
God
the Pope
the people
their ability
What kind of government did France, Prussia, & Russia all have during the 1600-1700s?
Absolute monarchy
Constitutional monarchy
Republic
The first Russian ruler to adopt the title czar, meaning "caesar" was:
Peter the Great
Ivan the Terrible
Michael Romanov
Anastasia Romanov
Ivan the Terrible's cruelty was aimed mainly at:
serfs
priests
nobles
merchants
In Russia, the boyars were:
merchants
career soldiers
slave-like laborers
landowning nobles
Peter the Great's main reason for visiting the West was to:
gain allies for Russia
gain a warm-water seaport for Russia
learn about Western customs and technology
impress the West with Russian technology
At the time that Peter the Great took the throne, the most essential part of the Russian economy was
serfs
colonies
trade relations with Europe
merchants and bankers
This Russian ruler helped to modernize and "Westernize" Russia.
Tokugawa Ieyasu
Napoleon Bonaparte
Louis XIV
Peter the Great
In order to "Westernize" Russia, Peter the Great charged a greater tax to Russians who chose not to shave their beards. In order to look more Asian.
True
False, Middle Eastern
False, American
False, European
What was Ivan IV called?
Ivan the Great
Ivan the Terrible
Big "I"
The Ivanator
The Boyars were
a famous family
the most famous musicians in all of Russia.
villagers
Russia's landowning nobles
What was Ivan IV's personal tragedy and national disaster?
he dropped out of high school
he killed his oldest son and heir to the throne.
his childhood sweetheart left him
his childhood sweetheart refused to be a Queen
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
Peter the Great forced Russians to accept reforms that would make their culture more like ____.
Native Americans
Chinese
Ottoman Turks
Western Europeans
What country is this?
France
Germany
Russia
Ukraine
Which of the following is the best definition of Westernization?
A transition of dress and customs to that of American Cowboys
Expanding a countries borders
Converting to the customs and practices of Western European civilization.
Focusing a countries attention more toward farming and cattle herding
Peter I believed that Russia's prosperity depended on its having
A strong Army
Warm Water Port
strong Czar
Advanced technology
Which city gave Russia the "window on the sea" that Peter wanted?
Kiev
Moscow
St. Petersburg
Novgood
Peter I believed that Russia's prosperity depended on its having
A strong Army
Warm Water Port
strong Czar
Advanced technology
