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Villalobos Period C

Eamon Barkhordarian 11/13/08

Review Questions pg. 133 1. Identify a. Peter the Great i. Ruler of Russia that became ruler at only 10 years old. He expanded Russian territory, gained ports in Baltic Sea, and created a mighty army. He also ended Russia’s long period of isolation. b. St. Petersburg i. The city Peter ordered to build on the land they had won from Sweden. He sought to “open a window to the West,” so he located the city on the swampy shores of the Neva River near the Baltic Coast. St. Petersburg became the great symbol of Peter’s desire to forge a modern Russia. Also, Peter wished that this city was one that could never be invaded and controlled by outsiders. c. Vitus Bering i. The Danish navigator that was hired by Peter the Great to explore what became known as the Bering Strait between Siberia and Alaska. d. Catherine the Great i. Peter died without naming a successor, setting off power struggles among various groups. Finally a new monarch arose that firmly took the reign of power, Catherine the Great. She learned Russian, embraced the Russian Orthodox Faith, and won the loyalty of the people. 2. Define a. Westernization i. The adoption of Western ideas, technology, and culture. b. Boyar i. Landowning nobles. c. Warm-water port i. A port that would be free of ice all year round. d. Partition i. Divide up. 3. a. List 3 goals of Peter the Great 1. Search for a Warm-water port 2. Increase Russia’s territory 3. Create St. Petersburg (symbol of Peter’s desire to forge a modern Russia) b. Explain one reform that Peter undertook to achieve each goal. i. In order to gain more territory, Peter the Great needed to win wars with neighboring countries, and to win wars, he needed to expand the military and create a navy. 4. Why did Peter seek to expand Russian territory?

Villalobos Period C

Eamon Barkhordarian 11/13/08 a. Peter the Great wanted to modernize Russia and make it become a powerful

naval country. To improve his nation's position on the seas, Peter sought to gain more naval passages. 5. Describe how 2 policies of Catherine the Great strengthened Russia a. Her efficiency helped strengthen Russia a lot. She was efficient for she reorganized the provincial governments, codified laws, and began statesponsored education for boys and girls. Also she was a ruthless ruler resulting in many wars. Like Peter, she as determined to expand Russia’s borders and finally achieved Peter’s dream of capturing a warm-water port on the Black Sea. 6. Compare the goals and policies of Peter the Great to that of the following monarch: Louis XIV a. Peter the Great and Louis XIV were very similar. Both wanted to build a structure that would symbolize their power. In Louis’s case, he built the palace of Versailles, and in Peters Case he built St. Petersburg. Both are very important monuments to this day. Another similarity is that they both wanted to expand their military. 7. Peter the Great said of the English Parliament, “It’s good to hear the subjects speaking truthfully and openly to their king.” Based on what you have read, do you think Peter followed this idea in his own kingdom? Give a reason to support your answer. a. I don’t believe he followed this idea in his own kingdom. Based on what I’ve read and mostly based on the video I saw yesterday in World History class on Peter the Great, Peter seemed to have very little patience. For example, when his companions saw a dissected corpse, they were disgusted. Peter on the other hand was very interested in the topic was he was a very educated man. He was irritated of the fact that his men were sick of, to him, was such a natural idea. As a result, he forced each of them to take a bite of the corpse as a way of saying “stop it and get over it.” This level of irritation shows that he would not follow the above quote.