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Chapter 14 Questions: Land-Based Powers on the Rise – Russia and East Asia (323 – 328)
“The Russian Empire”
1. In what year did the Russian princes escape Mongol control? _____________________
2. What major empire had the Russians aligned themselves with?_______________________
3. What does Tsar mean? Why did Ivan III take this title?
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4. What was the role of the Cossacks in the expansion of the Russian frontiers? What did they receive in
return?
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5. Describe Russia’s economic system under Ivan IV “The Terrible”.
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6. How did Ivan IV disrupt this established economic system?
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7. How did the Romanov family achieve power?
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8. What was Peter the Great’s years of rule? ________________________________________________
9. Where did Peter put the greatest efforts in his building projects? Why did he do this?
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10. List the five ways Peter reformed the Russian military:
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11. List three social reforms Peter imposed on the Russian people:
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12. List the four bureaucratic reforms Peter made during his reign:
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13. In what ways did both Peter and Catherine the Great continue traditional Russian roles of
leadership?
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14. In what ways did both Peter and Catherine change the perspective of the Russian people?
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15. If you were to argue that Peter the Great was a failure what evidence would you use to do so?
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