Russian Expansion
What city became the capital of Russia under Peter the Great?
What is St. Petersburg
This is the name of the system used by the Manchu to manage their military and society?
What is the Banner System
This was the tax Peter the great introduced that required men to change their facial hair style.
What is the beard tax
This is the term for the formal greeting that foreign envoys had to perform in front of the Chinese Emperor
What is the kowtow
Obeying : rules :: ____________ : authority
a. tea b. kowtow
c. westernization d. serfs
b. Kowtow
Which historical group controlled parts of Russia and Eastern Europe Ivan and the Princes of Moscow defeated them?
What is the Khanate of the Golden Horde?
2 part Question
1. This is the treaty that defined the border between Russia and China during the Qing Dynasty
2. Explain why this treaty signaled "a new day" in China/European relations.
What is the Treaty of Nerchinsk?
It was the first time China acknowledged a European Nation and allowed them to have an ambassador living full time in China.
2. Part Question:
1. This city was called "The window to the West"
2. Which war was the territory for this city won from:
a. Russo-Turkish War b. Great Northern War c. Russo-Persian War
1. St. Petersburg
2. Great Northern War (Russia vs. Sweden)
How did isolationism affect China's economy during the Qing Dynasty
It limited trade opportunities and access to foreign goods and technology. It also created a new class of wealthy business owners in the South of China.
______________ : grooming :: sin tax : unhealthy items.
a. boyars b. Feudalism
c. Beard Tax d. Kowtow
C. Beard Tax
Name the ethnic group that is the foundation of early Russia?
What is the Rus Ethnic Group?
2 Part Question:
1. These are the two emperors who more than doubled the size of China during their reigns.
2. Which general directions did they expand the Chinese borders?
1. Who are Kangxi and Qianlong
2. Western and Northern (Exception of Taiwan to the East)
Peter's reforms modernized:
The Army: meritocratic, standing professional army, Warm Water Port and Large Navy
Government: New legislature (lawmakers) loyal to Peter, no more Boyar lawmakers
Culture: Beard Tax, Dress Western, Speak Western Languages
This is the term for fear or hatred of foreigners
What is xenophobia
___________ : organization :: team : sports
a. Canton System b. Isolationism
c. Westernization d. Banner System
D. Banner System
1. What was the name of the Russian nobility and landlord class?
2. How was this group a "thorn in the side" of Russian Tsars?
1. Who are the Boyars?
2. The Tsar was reliant on them for tax collection and raising an army. If the Boyars didn't do their part the Russian Tsar and Russian State could be weak.
1. This system allowed foreigners to enter China twice a year to trade with Chinese merchants
2. This was the city the European Merchants were allowed to trade in.
1. The Canton System
2. Guangzhou
Explain the impact of the opening of Russia to Europe during Peter the Great's reign.
Russia could now begin to grow a mercantile empire and trade with other European Nations, Russians became more modern in dress, thought and culture. Russia modernized it's technology especially military tech and naval tech.
2 Part Question:
1. What conflict led to the Treaty of Nanjing?
2. Describe how the Treaty of Nanjing is an "Unequal Treaty."
1. The opium wars
2. It is an unequal treaty because the Chinese lost and were forced to make concessions to the British (Give up Hong Kong, open all ports to trade, and allow Europeans to live by their own laws in port cities.)
____________ : countries :: solitude : individuals
a. Canton System b. Tea
c. St. Petersburg d. Isolationism
d. Isolationism
2 Part Question:
1. What is the name of the labor force of Russian Society, and how were they generally treated?
2. How did this labor force influence the expansion of Russia?
1. The Serfs, They were not treated well. They were considered property of the Boyars.
2. They helped Russia expand quickly because they were a ready labor source that could be sent anywhere, any time.
Explain how the Manchu maintained control over their vast empire after conquering it.
They employed the Banner System of loyal Manchu horseman as police and local elites who maintained loyalty to the Emperor. They also kept the complex bureaucracy of the Ming and previous Han Chinese dynasties to run the country. This helped ingratiate the Machu's to the Han majority ethnic group of China.
Describe how Russian society changed from Ivan the Great to Peter the Great
Russia became a stronger, more centralized nation. The government had greater power over its subjects (landlords (Boyars) and workers (serfs)). Russia greatly expanded its borders and became one of the Major European powers.
3 Part Question:
1. Explain the concept of "Extraterritorial Rights."
2. How did this change the map of China?
3. What term is closely associated with this change
1. Extraterritorial rights allow foreigners to live in a foreign country but follow the rules of their home country.
2. China was divided up into different "spheres" amongst Europeans and the Japanese
3. Spheres of Influence.
______________ : modernization :: updating : technology
a. Westernization b. Serfs
c. Isolationism d. Feudalism