Peter the Great was the _______________, or ruler, of Russia.
What is czar?
100
This person ruled Russia when Peter was too young.
Who is his sister, Sophia?
100
Daily Double:
1. This is the name for the ruler of the Ottoman Turks.
2. These were the royal guards in the Ottoman Turk Empire.
1. What is sultan?
2. What are Janissaries?
100
Which Moghul emperor made three decisions that led to the destruction of the Indian empire?
Who is Aurangzeb?
100
Peter the Great met this man at a Quaker meeting in England.
What was William Penn?
200
Peter wanted to use this sea to trade with the West but it was controlled by Sweden.
What is the Baltic Sea?
200
This was a Russian port city that Peter was unable to use because its waters were frozen most of the year.
What is Archangel?
200
Daily Double:
1. The Ottoman Turks used this method to try to capture Vienna.
2. This person heard the Turks coming.
1. What is tunneling?
2. Who is a baker?
200
These brothers were noblemen who tried to place emperors on the throne who would let them rule India. Mohammad Shah got rid of them as soon as he became emperor.
Who were the Ali brothers?
200
Peter the great ordered his nobleman to remove this so they would look more Western.
What were their beards?
300
Peter founded this city on the banks of the Neva River.
What is St. Petersburg?
300
Daily Double!
1. This foolish young man was the king of Sweden who threw wild parties. Peter thought he could be easily defeated.
2. These two countries agreed to help Peter fight Sweden.
1. Who is Charles XII?
2. What are Denmark and Norway (Denmark-Norway)?
300
Soldiers from these three countries drove the Turks out of Vienna.
What are France, Germany, and Poland?
300
When the Persians attacked Delhi, they burned the capital city, ordered the people be killed, and stole many treasures including the famous peacock throne. Who was their leader?
What was Nadir Shah?
300
The war between Russia and Sweden lasted this many years.
What is twenty-one (21).
400
Peter the Great is known for making Russia a part of this.
What is Europe?
400
Why was it hard to build the city of Saint Petersburg?
The land was swampy and muddy, there were no trees for lumber, and there were no stones for foundations.
400
Kara Mustafa fled while under attack. The sultan ordered that his head be brought to the Turkish court in this.
What is a velvet bag?
400
Siraj asked these people to help him drive the English out of Bengal.
Who were the French?
400
This man was the general of the East India Company's army.
Who was Sir Robert Clive?
500
Peter the Great did many things to make Russia a rich country. What were they
Peter built canals, factories, salt mills, and mines. He had European craftsmen come to Russia to teach the Russians how to make cloth, lacquer-ware, and other goods.
500
What event caused Peter the Great to die?
On his way to visit a factory, Peter saw a ship sinking. He dived into the icy cold water to save the soldiers from drowning. After this, he became very ill and never recovered.
500
Ahmet III, also nicknamed the "Tulip King," made changes to the court to make it more Western. This group was very unhappy with his decisions.
Who are the janissaries or the royal guards?
500
The __________________ was a small dungeon where many English prisoners sufficated.
What was the Black Hole of Calcutta?
500
What was so unusual about the way that the East India Company took over India?
The East India Company, a company like Walmart or Microsoft, created its own army. This had never happened before! Normally, only kings or queens could command an army. A company had never before had this much power.