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Isolation and a New Dynasty	Peter the Great	Catherine the Great
1 France What country did Russia attempt to imitate the most.	1 Social changes were a big part of westernization What was a large part of westernization in Russia?	1 Peters wife, ruled after he died. Who was Catherine?
2 The Romanovs strengthened absolutism in Russia The Romanovs are the royal family who ruled Russia for 300 years. Who are the Romanovs and what did they do?	2 Peter’s main goal was to acquire warm-water ports on the Sea of Azov as well as the Black Sea To complete his goal, Peter needed to defeat the Turks, who controlled the ports, by getting help from other European countries What was Peter the Great's goal and how did he accomplish it?	2 In the process of electing a king and were suspicious of groups with different backgrounds or ethnicities Name two reasons why Poland was a weak kingdom
2 Russia used the Cyrillic alphabet, which none of the other countries used, so it was hard to communicate with the Russians The Russian’s were Eastern Orthodox rather than Roman Catholic Russia was under mongol influence for 200 years, and thus did not have a large western europe influence Name two out of three reasons Russia was isolated from Europe (not geographical)	3 The individual noble’s rank depended on the performance of government service. Czar granted large estates and serfs for payment to these people. By doing this he increased the amount of serfs and made their condition worse The serfs were bound to the nobles and land, in turn the nobles were tied to the czar with promises of loyalty Name three things about the Russian nobles	3 Russia, Prussia, and Austria What three nations partitioned Poland
4 They suppressed protests by a religious group called the Old Believers The Romanovs established relations with people living in southern Russia and Ukraine What two things did the Romanovs do?	4 Peter improved Russian weaponry and training, based off of France Peter modernized the army and reformed the government What two things did Peter change, based off of the country from question one?	3 Overland, China resisted, they made a colony in Alaska. Who resisted Russia’s ________ expansion, and where did they make their colony?
4 Russia was blocked by Sweden and Poland from the Baltic Sea To the South they were blocked off by the Ottoman Turks None of the rivers flowed into the sea, leaving Russia with a lack of trade routes There was too much ground to cover and trade was hurt What four reasons were why Russia was separated geographically from Europe?	4 The Orthodox Church-objected to his interference in church practices and controlling the clergy Nobles-were angry how Peter was restructuring the government and Decreased nobles freedom and isolated them Name two groups who resented Peter and why	4 Literature, art, theater, and science What four subjects did Catherine push?

Russia in the Age of Absolutism

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