Land of the Tsars: Peter the Great
Viewing Guide
Name ___________________________________ Period _________ January 27th, 2014
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1. When was Peter born?
2. Where did Peter stand in line for the throne?
3. How tall was Peter?
4. How did Sofia, rule from behind the scenes?
5. What did Peter build outside Moscow?
6. What did Peter do in August 1689?
7. What happened to Sophia?
8. Who were the co-czars?
9. What was Russia like? What had it not experienced?
10. What did Peter like/want Russia to become?
11. When did Peter gain sole power?
12. What did Peter want?
13. What did mean to Westernize?
14. What symbolized the new Russia?
15. What was a major problem for Russian in regards to the navy?
16. Under Peter what was created that Russia had never had before?
17. Through war Peter was able to gain a port on which sea?
18. How did Peter gain knowledge of the West? How long was he gone?
19. What did he learn?
20. July 1698, what was the message that Peter received that made him return home?
21. What did Peter resolve to do when he returned to Russia?
22. What did Peter do in order to modernize Russia?
23. What was Peter obsessed with?
24. Who did Peter fight against for the Baltic?
25. What did Peter do to build up the military?
26. What did Peter build on the Gulf of Finland?
27. What did he name it?
28. 1708 – What happened?
29. What were some of his innovations and reforms?
30. What was the name of Peter’s only son? What was he like?
31. What happened to him?
32. Who did Peter name as an heir?