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WorksheetsPeter the Great Review
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 5mins
During the period of Mongol rule in Eastern Europe, which city rose to power, creating the modern Russian state?
Kiev
Moscow
St. Petersburg
Helsinki
After the fall of Constantinople and the Byzantine Empire, the rulers of Moscow began adopting the title
Tsar
Sultan
Shah
Kaiser
The land holding aristocracy of feudal Russia were known as
Patriarchs
Tsars
Boyars
Viziers
Prior to Peter the Great, Russia was all of the following except
Most people were poor agricultural serfs
Feudal and agrarian
A major European power
Backwards technologically
Peter the great was able to westernize Russia by
implementing policies that forced Russians to dress in Western European clothes
Forcing Russian males to shave their beards or pay a tax
Constructing St. Petersburg in Western European architecture
All of the above
Peter the Great was able to Modernize Russia in all of the following ways except
Hiring foreign experts to modernize Russia's military and economy
Building western style schools with focus on science, mathematics, and medicine.
Implementing a meritocracy system of government with the table of Ranks
Giving unprecedented power to the boyars for their support in his reforms
St. Petersburg was significant to the Russian Empire under Peter the Great for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
It cemented Russia's isolationism policy from the rest of Europe
The warmer waters of the Baltic allowed Russian uninhibited international trade
Allowed closer ties between Russia and Western Europe
The city became Russia's new capital, replacing Moscow
The Table of Ranks was a
System of laws Peter created to end the Russian Orthodox Church's privilege of selecting clergy members
A set of ranks and criteria for promotion within the multiple duties of the Russian state
A list of top Russian industrial companies with tax exemption status
The Table of Ranks helped Peter centralize authority and Modernize Russia by
Anyone could be promoted to rank of noble based on their service, even peaasants
Promoting government and military leadership positions based on ability rather than traditional social status
Boyars had to work for the state to keep the privilege of their land and position
All of the above
