Chapter 18 Reading Guide: The Rise of Russia
1. What did Ivan III do?
2. How did the Mongols impact Russia, in other words: what were the changes and continuities?
3. What is Ivan IV’s legacy? Which group of people did he persecute? Why?
4. In what areas did Russia expand and how was this accomplished?
5. Who were the Romanovs? How did they come to rule Russia? What kind of rulers were they?
6. Who was Peter the Great? List his accomplishments and impact on Russia? How did Russia
“westernize”?
7. What forces resisted modernization and westernization? Why?
8. How did Catherine the Great come to power? How did she rule Russia? What were some of her
major accomplishments?
9. Describe serfdom in Russia.
10. How did the Russian economy differ from other economies of the time?
11. What is a multinational state and how does it differ from a nation-state?