Politics
Russian nobles that challenged Peter for power
Boyars
Went to war with Peter for control of the Baltic region
Sweden
1689
Peter's son who died of torture in 1718
Aleksei
Peter made the Boyars do this to show that they are rejected traditional ways and becoming more modern. Sometimes he even did it for them,
shave their beards
Peter is from this dynasty
Romanov
Peter finally defeated the Swedes at this battle in 1709
Poltava
this begins in 1697 and ends a year later
his tour of Europe
In a source we read in class, Peter criticized his son for not being skilled at
warfare/military
known as the window to the west
St. Petersburg
The traditional military elite who rebelled against Peter
Streltsy
Peter captured the city of Azov from the Turks located on this sea
Black
Peter was this tall
6-8
Peter's son fled to this country where he possibly engaged in a plot to overthrow his father
Austria
learned this from the Dutch. It became an obsession
ship building
Peter reformed the tax system of Russia, Instead of the household tax, he instituted per capita taxes known as the
soul tax
Sweden's king and Peter's rival
Charles XII
Peter's second wife hailed from this country
Latvia
His second wife becomes Empress and rules Russia. She is known as
Catherine I
Before St. Petersburg, Russia's only port was on the White sea, a mostly frozen city called
Archangel
In 1722, Peter created this, which slotted specific work to specific ranks, salaries, and privileges
Table of Ranks and Orders
treaty that ended the Great Northern War
Peace of Nystad
1703
St. Petersburg founded
This Russian Tsar eventually secured ports on the Black Sea
Catherine the Great
One word to summarize Peter's goals
Westernization